| 词汇 | like getting blood out of a stone |
| 释义 | like getting blood out of a stoneImpossible 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." like getting blood out of a stoneBRITISH orlike getting blood out of a turnipAMERICANIf 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. like getting blood out of (or from) a stoneextremely difficult and frustrating.A North American variant of this expression is like getting blood out of a turnip . like getting ˌblood out of/from a ˈstoneextremely difficult to obtain: Getting an apology from him was like getting blood out of a stone. |
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