get blood from a stone
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to try to do something that is very unlikely to accomplish
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Idiom
Informal
例
The goods have to be returned to their rightful owner and getting money back from the seller is like getting blood out of a stone.
Trying to get a straight answer from him is like trying to get blood from a stone. He's always evasive and never reveals his true intentions.
