squeeze blood out of a turnip

squeeze blood out of a turnip: Образное выражение: добиваться от козла молока ("You can't get something, such as money, from someone or a source where there is none to give no matter how hard you try")

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squeeze blood out of a turnip — (USA) When people say that you can t squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don t have … The small dictionary of idiomes
squeeze blood out of a turnip — (USA) When people say that you can t squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don t have. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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