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

like getting blood out of a stone

BRITISH or

like 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

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

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

单词	like getting blood out of a stone
释义	DictionarySeeblood like getting blood out of 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 like getting blood out of a stone BRITISH or like 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 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 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 LegalSeeBlood
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