get blood from a stone
US /ɡɛt blʌd frəm ə stoʊn/
UK /ɡɛt blʌd frəm ə stoʊn/
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sacar sangre de una piedra, intentar lo imposible
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.
Intentar que pague el préstamo es como intentar sacar sangre de una piedra.
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Getting any information from the uncooperative witness was like trying to get blood from a stone.
Obtener cualquier información del testigo poco cooperativo era como intentar sacar sangre de una piedra.