| Proverb | You can't get blood out of a stone. |
|---|---|
| Definition | You can't do the impossible. (You cannot get money from someone who has none.) |
| Note | Similar is: 'You can't get a quart into a pint pot.' (A quart pot holds twice as much as a pint pot.) |
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