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blood from a stone

blood from a stone noun: something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used.

Noun

blood from a stone (uncountable)

  1. Something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used.
    • Borrowing money from him is like getting blood from a stone!

Questions about blood from a stone

What does blood from a stone mean?
Blood from a stone means something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used.
What part of speech is blood from a stone?
Blood from a stone is a noun.

Words near blood from a stone in the dictionary

  1. blood film
  2. blood films
  3. blood flow
  4. blood fluke
  5. blood flukes
  6. blood from a stone
  7. blood from a turnip
  8. blood group
  9. blood groups
  10. blood horse
  11. blood horses

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