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Help with some Dutch Proverbs

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PeterHe | 06:37 Wed 26th Jan 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Can someone help me with the meanings of the following Dutch Proverbs (& context U would use them):

  "Spijkers op laag water zoeken."
  "Er zit een haar in de boter."
  "In nood eet de duivel vliegen"

Grateful for any help.......

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IndieSinger should know because he's learning Dutch at Uni.  But he seems to have gone awol at the moment, so I will try (according to my Dutch dikshunry):

Spijkers op laag water zoeken = Nails on (a) bed (of) water to search = Looking for nails on a water-bed = Looking for a needle in a haystack

Er zit een haar in de boter = There sits a hair in the butter = A fly in the ointment

In nood eet de duivel vliegen = In need eats the devil to fly = er, not sure about this one

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