get blood from a stone
US /ɡɛt blʌd frəm ə stoʊn/
UK /ɡɛt blʌd frəm ə stoʊn/
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Blut aus einem Stein pressen, das Unmögliche versuchen
to try to obtain something that is very difficult or impossible to get, especially money or information from someone who is unwilling to give it
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Trying to make him pay back the loan is like trying to get blood from a stone.
Ihn dazu zu bringen, das Darlehen zurückzuzahlen, ist wie zu versuchen, Blut aus einem Stein zu pressen.
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Getting any information from the uncooperative witness was like trying to get blood from a stone.
Informationen von dem unkooperativen Zeugen zu bekommen, war wie zu versuchen, Blut aus einem Stein zu pressen.