get blood out of a stone

get blood out of a stone

To do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like getting blood out of a stone.
See also: blood, get, of, out, stone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get blood from a stone
  • wring water from a stone
  • wring water out of a stone
  • blood out of a stone
  • like getting blood out of/from a stone
  • like getting blood from a stone
  • like getting blood out of a stone
  • like getting blood out of a turnip
  • like getting blood from a turnip
  • you can't get blood out of a turnip