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get blood from a stone

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get blood from a stone also get blood out of 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.
See also: blood, get, stone


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We're talking about showbiz giant who can get blood from a stone.
There's a saying that goes, "You can't get blood from a stone.
Never mind conventional wisdom; you can get blood from a stone.
 
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