blood out of a stone
blood out of a stone
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. A: "Why don't you ask your dad for the money?" B: "Because asking my dad to lend me money is like trying to squeeze blood out of a stone."
See also: blood, of, out, stone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get blood from a stone
- get blood out of a stone
- wring water from a stone
- wring water out of a stone
- like getting blood out of a stone
- like getting blood from a stone
- like getting blood out of/from a stone
- like getting blood from a turnip
- like getting blood out of a turnip
- you can't get blood out of a turnip