like getting blood out of a turnip


like getting blood out of a turnip

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