get blood out of a stone



get blood out of a stone

if making someone give or tell you something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult Collecting the rent money from him each month is like getting blood out of a stone. I tried to talk to her, but I may as well have tried to get blood out of a stone.
See also: blood, get, of, out, stone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vishal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali
Jehonaye-HAWN-ahAlbanian
Nojus-Lithuanian
Gwandoya-Eastern African, Ganda
Valentinavah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
MaretMAHRR-etEstonian