to have absolutely no need for something
emphasizing that getting something unnecessary would only cause more problems
the term is mostly used with ‘need‘ for something that is not useful at all
I need a new friend is like a hole in the head, I am good to be single.
I need another pair of black shoes like a hole in the head. But I am buying them anyway.
Keeping another pet is like a hole in the head for me, I already have many.
With all of the new restructuring going on we need another client like a hole in the head. But corporate is only worried about money.
My cousin is like a hole in the head but still I like her.
I remember how much trouble she made me and I miss her like a hole in the head.
There is no origin for this idiom
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