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you cannot get blood from a stone — Frequently used, as a resigned admission, to mean that it is hopeless to try extorting money, etc., from those who have none. Other unyielding or unlikely substances are sometimes substituted for stone; the turnip version is frequent in North… … Proverbs new dictionary
like getting blood from a stone — phrase used for saying that it is very difficult to persuade someone to give you something or tell you something Getting money out of him is like getting blood from a stone. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of effortsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
get blood from a stone — do an impossible task, beat your head against... You ll get blood from a stone before you get money from Ed … English idioms
get blood from a stone — to do something very difficult. Jesse tried to get a loan from her parents, but that s just trying to get blood from a stone … New idioms dictionary
like getting blood from a stone — used for saying that it is very difficult to persuade someone to give you something or tell you something Getting money out of him is like getting blood from a stone … English dictionary
like getting blood out from a stone — like getting blood out of/from a ˈstone idiom almost impossible to obtain • Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone. Main entry: ↑bloodidiom … Useful english dictionary
blood — [ blʌd ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the red liquid that flows around inside your body: Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (=allow doctors to take blood from your body so… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blood out of a stone — is complimenting or praising you for doing If something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult indeed. You can t get blood out of a stone means that it is impossible to get something from someone if they don t have… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
blood — [[t]blʌ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu supp N You can use blood to refer to the race or social class of someone s parents or ancestors. There… … English dictionary
blood — {{11}}blood (n.) O.E. blod blood, from P.Gmc. *blodam blood (Cf. O.Fris. blod, O.S. blôd, O.N. bloð, M.Du. bloet, Du. bloed, O.H.G. bluot, Ger. Blut, Goth. bloþ), from PIE *bhlo to , perhaps meaning to swell, gush, sp … Etymology dictionary
