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you can't polish shit

you can't polish shit proverb: synonym of you can't polish a turd.

Proverb

you can't polish shit

  1. Synonym of you can't polish a turd.

Synonyms of you can't polish shit

Questions about you can't polish shit

What does you can't polish shit mean?
You can't polish shit means synonym of you can't polish a turd.
What part of speech is you can't polish shit?
You can't polish shit is a proverb.

Words near you can't polish shit in the dictionary

  1. you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
  2. you can't make this stuff up
  3. you can't make this up
  4. you can't outrun your fork
  5. you can't polish a turd
  6. you can't polish shit
  7. you can't pour from an empty cup
  8. you can't put a wise head on young shoulders
  9. you can't put an old head on young shoulders
  10. you can't put the shit back in the horse
  11. you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

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