- like getting blood from a stone
- used for saying that it is very difficult to persuade someone to give you something or tell you something
Getting money out of him is like getting blood from a stone.
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like getting blood from a stone — phrase used for saying that it is very difficult to persuade someone to give you something or tell you something Getting money out of him is like getting blood from a stone. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of effortsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
like getting blood out from a stone — like getting blood out of/from a ˈstone idiom almost impossible to obtain • Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone. Main entry: ↑bloodidiom … Useful english dictionary
like getting blood out of a stone — like getting blood out of/from a ˈstone idiom almost impossible to obtain • Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone. Main entry: ↑bloodidiom … Useful english dictionary
be like getting blood out of a stone — be like getting blood out of (or from) a stone (or turnip) be extremely difficult (said in reference to obtaining something from someone) getting a story out of her is like getting blood out of a stone! … Useful english dictionary
blood — [ blʌd ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the red liquid that flows around inside your body: Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (=allow doctors to take blood from your body so… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blood out of a stone — is complimenting or praising you for doing If something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult indeed. You can t get blood out of a stone means that it is impossible to get something from someone if they don t have… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
blood */*/*/ — UK [blʌd] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the red liquid that flows around inside your body Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (= allow doctors to take blood from your body… … English dictionary
blood — [[t]blʌ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu supp N You can use blood to refer to the race or social class of someone s parents or ancestors. There… … English dictionary
blood — blood1 W1S1 [blʌd] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: blod] 1.) the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body ▪ She lost a lot of blood in the accident. ▪ The dog bit her but didn t draw blood . ▪ I m going to give blood this afternoon. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blood — 1 /blVd/ noun 1 IN YOUR BODY (U) the red liquid that your heart pumps round your body: She lost a lot of blood in the accident. | give/donate blood (=have blood taken from you and stored, to be used to treat someone else) | draw blood (=make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
