like getting blood out of a stone
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like getting blood out of a stone
Impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish. 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 getting my dad to lend money is like getting blood out of a stone."
See also: blood, get, like, of, out, stone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like getting blood out of a stone
BRITISH orlike getting blood out of a turnip
AMERICANIf you say something is like getting blood out of a stone, you mean it is extremely difficult to persuade someone to give you money or information. Getting a response from Pritchard's office was like getting blood out of a stone. Note: You can also say like getting blood from a stone or like getting blood from a turnip. Getting money back from the seller is like getting blood from a stone.
See also: blood, get, like, of, out, stone
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
like getting blood out of (or from) a stone
extremely difficult and frustrating.A North American variant of this expression is like getting blood out of a turnip .
See also: blood, get, like, of, out, stone
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
like getting ˌblood out of/from a ˈstone
extremely difficult to obtain: Getting an apology from him was like getting blood out of a stone.See also: blood, get, like, of, out, stone
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- 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
- 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