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You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
(old-fashioned) something that you say which means you cannot make a good quality product using bad quality materials To make chairs that'll last, you need good strong pieces of wood. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Cai (1) | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Pattie | | PAT-ee | English |
Noriko | | no-ṙee-ko | Japanese |
Nori | | no-ṙee | Japanese |
Atuf | | - | Arabic |
Ove | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |