like a hole in the head
idiom
informal
: not at all
—used with need to say that someone doesn't at all need something
She already has too many shoes. She needs another pair like a hole in the head.
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Xi Jinping, who is heading for an unprecedented third term in the fall, needed this like a hole in the head.
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David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022
In the earliest days of medicine, people needed a trip to the doctor like a hole in the head.
—Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2019
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David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022
In the earliest days of medicine, people needed a trip to the doctor like a hole in the head.
—Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2019
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“Like a hole in the head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20hole%20in%20the%20head. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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