You cannot get a quart into a pint pot
you can't get a quart into a pint pot
proverb It is useless trying to fit something into a container or area that is simply too small to contain it. (A quart is a larger amount than a pint, so getting a quart into a pint pot is physically impossible.) A: "I'm sure I can make it all fit! Just sit on my suitcase while I try zipping it up again." B: "Oh, give it a rest already. You can't get a quart into a pint pot." A: "She thinks she's going to fit into that dress for her wedding, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot." B: "Oh, Martha, what a mean thing to say!"
See also: get, pint, pot, quart
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
You cannot get a quart into a pint pot.
Prov. You cannot fit too much of something into a space that is too small. That dog is simply too big to get into this kennel. You can't get a quart into a pint pot. Our refrigerator isn't big enough to fit that watermelon in. You can't get a quart into a pint pot.
See also: cannot, get, pint, pot, quart
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- you can't get a quart into a pint pot
- fit on
- fit on (something)
- fit out
- fit in with (someone or something)
- serve the purpose
- feel fit
- serve a purpose
- give (someone) a fit
- give someone a fit