like getting blood out of/from a stone

like getting blood from a stone

Impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like getting blood from 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 from a stone."

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 or

like getting blood out of a turnip

AMERICAN

If 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

See also:

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
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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释义	like getting blood out of/from a stone like getting blood from a stone Impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like getting blood from 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 from a stone." See also: blood, get, like, stone 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 or like getting blood out of a turnip AMERICAN If 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 See also: 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 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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