you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Định nghĩa và ý nghĩa của "you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"trong tiếng Anh

you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

used to suggest that one cannot turn something of low quality or little value into something of high quality or great value, no matter how much effort is put into it

Proverb

Các ví dụ

The chef knew that no matter how much he cooked it, a tough piece of meat could never be turned into a gourmet dish - you can not make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

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Từ Gần

you cannot lose what you never had

you cannot keep a good man down

you cannot get a quart into a pint pot

you cannot catch old birds with chaff

you cannot always get what you want

you cannot please everyone

you cannot put an old head on young shoulders

you cannot put new wine in old bottles

you cannot serve god and mammon

you cannot serve two masters

Định nghĩa và ý nghĩa của "you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"trong tiếng Anh

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