get blood from a stone

also get blood out of a stone

to do something very difficult Jesse tried to get a loan from her parents, but that's just trying to get blood from a stone.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gustavo	goo-STAH-vo (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Patka	-	Polish, Slovak
Barbie	BAHR-bee	English
Monica	['mɔnikə]
AbraÃO	-	Portuguese
Mica	-	English