get blood from a stone
US /ɡɛt blʌd frəm ə stoʊn/
UK /ɡɛt blʌd frəm ə stoʊn/
1.
cavare sangue da una rapa, ottenere l'impossibile
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.
Cercare di fargli rimborsare il prestito è come cercare di cavare sangue da una rapa.
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Getting any information from the uncooperative witness was like trying to get blood from a stone.
Ottenere informazioni dal testimone non collaborativo era come cercare di cavare sangue da una rapa.