dumaan sa butas ng karayom

Literally, “to go through the eye of a needle”, an allusion to the perseverance required to pass a thread through a needle, possibly in reference to the Bible verse of Matthew 19:24.

• Hyphenation: du‧ma‧an sa bu‧tas ng ka‧ra‧yom
• IPA^(key): /dumaˌʔan sa ˌbutas naŋ kaˈɾajom/, [dʊ.mɐˌʔan sɐ ˌbu.tɐs nɐŋ kɐˈɾa.jom]

dumaán sa butas ng karayom (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜀᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜇᜌᜓᜋ᜔, complete dumaan sa butas ng karayom, progressive dumadaan sa butas ng karayom, contemplative dadaan sa butas ng karayom, 1st actor trigger)

1. (idiomatic) to go through various challenges and difficulties
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumaan,‎ sa,‎ butas,‎ ng,‎ karayom.