Rate this phrase:3.0 / 2 votes

Can't Get Blood from a Stone

To be unable of doing impossible things,

Etymology:

  • As we all know we cannot get blood out of stone as it doesn’t have any. Similarly, we cannot get the impossible and hopeless things. You cannot ask for mercy from a hard-hearted person, you cannot borrow money from a poor man.
1,019 Views
“

Don’t try to ask Sara for money, she never gives debts to anyone so you can’t get blood from a stone.

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on February 25, 2019

Translation

Find a translation for the Can't Get Blood from a Stone phrase in other languages:

لا يمكن الحصول على الدم من الحجر

kan ikke få blod fra en sten

δεν μπορεί να πάρει αίμα από μια πέτρα

no se puede sacar sangre de una piedra

ne peut pas avoir le sang d'une pierre

石から血が出ない

ಕಲ್ಲಿನಿಂದ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

inde sanguis non potest lapis

kan ikke få blod fra en stein

kan inte få blod från en sten

پتھر سے خون نہیں نکل سکتا

不能从石头上取血

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to Can't Get Blood from a Stone

can't see the forest for the treescarry the cancan't waitcatch as catch canCarved in Stonecan't helpcan't seemcan you help mecast the first stonecan't make ends meetcan we sayCast the First Stonecan't get enoughcan you hear me looking at you

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this Can't Get Blood from a Stone phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this Can't Get Blood from a Stone definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Can't Get Blood from a Stone." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/cant-get-blood-from-a-stone_44539>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    You're choosing to sit on the _______ if you don't pick a side.
    A fence
    B bank
    C horse
    D stairs

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ