get blood out of a stone

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless. idiomatic
    — Bradley looked at the fire, with a working face, and was silent for a while. At last he said, with what seemed an inconsistent composure of voice and feature: ‘You can’t get blood out of a stone, Riderhood.’

词形变化

gets blood out of a stone present,singular,third-person getting blood out of a stone participle,present got blood out of a stone past got blood out of a stone UK,participle,past gotten blood out of a stone US,participle,past get blood from a stone alternative get blood from/out of a turnip alternative
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