get blood out of a stone
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get blood out of a stone (third-person singular simple present get blood out of a stone, present participle getting blood out of a stone, simple past and past participle got blood out of a stone)
- (idiomatic) To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless, to pull teeth.
- Convincing fussy eaters to try new foods is like trying to get blood out of a stone.
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