YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR

Meaning of YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR in English

"you cannot improve the quality of junk; cannot make gold from iron" "When Hal put a Mercedes star on his Ford, I said, ""You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."""

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YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR — you cannot improve the quality of junk; cannot make gold from iron When Hal put a Mercedes star on his …
English Idioms vocabulary
YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR — кашу из топора не сваришь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR — Кашу из топора не сваришь
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR — кашу из топора не сваришь
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR — кашу из топора не сваришь
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CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
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SILK — Animal fibre produced by certain insects as building material for cocoons and webs. In commercial use it refers almost entirely …
Английский словарь Британика
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOW — I. ˈsau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sowe, suwe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English sū …
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SILK — I. ˈsilk, ˈsiu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English selk, silk, from Old English sioloc, seolc, probably of Baltic …
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
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CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
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SOW — (v. t.) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: …
Английский словарь Webster
SOW — (n.) A sow bug.
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PURSE — (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to …
Английский словарь Webster
SOW — ( v. t. ) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOW — ( n. ) A sow bug.
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SILK — — silklike , adj. /silk/ , n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of …
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PURSE — — purseless , adj. — purselike , adj. /perrs/ , n. , v. , pursed, pursing . n. 1. a …
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OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
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MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
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EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
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CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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SILK — n. fibers produced by silkworms; thread or fabric made from silk fibers; garment of silk; gown worn by a King's …
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SOW — I. ˈsau̇ noun Etymology: Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English & Old High German sū …
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SILK — I. ˈsilk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seolc, sioluc, probably ultimately from Greek sērikos silken …
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PURSE — I. ˈpərs noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, …
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OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
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MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
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EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
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SOW — noun a sow bug. 2. sow ·vi to sew. ·see sew. 3. sow ·noun the female of swine, or of …
Webster English vocab
SILK — noun hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 2. silk ·noun that which resembles silk, as the …
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PURSE — vt to put into a purse. 2. purse ·noun in persia, the sum of 50 tomans. 3. purse ·noun in …
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OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
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MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
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EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
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SOW — [sow] n [ME sowe, fr. OE sugu; akin to OE & OHG su sow, L sus pig, swine, hog, Gk …
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PURSE — [purse] n [ME purs, fr. OE, modif. of ML bursa, fr. LL, ox hide, fr. Gk byrsa] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
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EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOW — I sow verb 'place (seeds)' BrE AmE səʊ AmE soʊ (= so) ▷ sowed səʊd AmE soʊd ▷ sowing ˈsəʊ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILK — silk, Silk BrE AmE sɪlk ▷ silks sɪlks
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PURSE — purse BrE AmE pɜːs AmE pɝːs ▷ pursed pɜːst AmE pɝːst ▷ purses ˈpɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈpɝːs əz ▷ …
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SOW — I . / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ verb —see also sow (II) ( sowed , sown / səʊn; NAmE soʊn/ or …
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T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
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SILK — / sɪlk; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] fine soft thread produced by silkworms 2. [ U ] a …
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PURSE — / pɜːs; NAmE pɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE ) a small bag …
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MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
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EAR
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T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
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SILK — silk /sɪlk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: seolc ] 1 . [uncountable] a thin smooth soft …
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PURSE — I. purse 1 S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: bursa …
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