like getting blood from a turnip

Impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like getting blood from a turnip. A: "Why don't you ask your dad for the money?" B: "Because getting my dad to lend money is like getting blood from a turnip."

See also: blood, get, like, turnip

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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like getting blood out of a turnip
like getting blood out of/from a stone
like getting blood from a stone
like getting blood out of a stone
How are you getting on?
dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage
dream of a funeral and you hear of a wedding
time is getting on
get (one's) hands dirty
get your hands dirty

词组	like getting blood from a turnip
释义	like getting blood from a turnip like getting blood from a turnip Impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like getting blood from a turnip. A: "Why don't you ask your dad for the money?" B: "Because getting my dad to lend money is like getting blood from a turnip." See also: blood, get, like, turnip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: like getting blood out of a turnip like getting blood out of/from a stone like getting blood from a stone like getting blood out of a stone How are you getting on? dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage dream of a funeral and you hear of a wedding time is getting on get (one's) hands dirty get your hands dirty
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