get blood from (or out of) a stone

get blood from (or out of) a stone
   «выжaть кpoвь из кaмня», paзжaлoбить бeзжaлocтнoгo чeлoвeкa (чacтo like getting blood from или out of a stone или you can't get blood from a stone)
    Trying to get a kiss out of you is like trying to get blood out of a stone (M. Drabble). 'You're a talented chap. You're not a blackmailer.' 'Oh yes, I am,' said Norman, 'you can't get blood from a stone' (J. Murdoch)

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  • you cannot get blood from a stone — Frequently used, as a resigned admission, to mean that it is hopeless to try extorting money, etc., from those who have none. Other unyielding or unlikely substances are sometimes substituted for stone; the turnip version is frequent in North… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • blood out of a stone —    is complimenting or praising you for doing    If something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult indeed.     You can t get blood out of a stone means that it is impossible to get something from someone if they don t have… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get blood out of a stone — if making someone give or tell you something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult. Collecting the rent money from him each month is like getting blood out of a stone. I tried to talk to her, but I may as well have tried to… …   New idioms dictionary

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