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getting blood from a turnip

getting blood from a turnip is the present participle and gerund of get blood from a turnip.

Meaning of get blood from a turnip

Verb

get blood from a turnip (third-person singular simple present gets blood from a turnip, present participle getting blood from a turnip, simple past got blood from a turnip, past participle (UK) got blood from a turnip or (US) gotten blood from a turnip)

  1. Synonym of get blood out of a stone.

Questions about getting blood from a turnip

What is getting blood from a turnip the present participle and gerund of?
Getting blood from a turnip is the present participle and gerund of get blood from a turnip.

Words near getting blood from a turnip in the dictionary

  1. getting behind
  2. getting bent out of shape
  3. getting better
  4. getting between
  5. getting blood from a stone
  6. getting blood from a turnip
  7. getting blood out of a stone
  8. getting busy
  9. getting by
  10. getting by the balls
  11. getting by with

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