| Word | make a silk purse out of a sow's ear |
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| Description | turn something inferior into something of top quality The observation that you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear has been proverbial since the late 16th century. There was an earlier version which featured a goat's fleece instead of a sow's ear. turn something inferior into something of top quality The observation that you can't make a silk pu |
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