LIKE GETTING BLOOD OUT OF / FROM A STONE

Meaning of LIKE GETTING BLOOD OUT OF / FROM A STONE in English

almost impossible to obtain :

Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GETTING — (Verb) paghimog (Verb) pagkuha
English-Visayan vocabulary
STONE — I In building construction, rock cut into blocks and slabs or broken into pieces. It comes as hard as granite …
Английский словарь Британика
BLOOD — I Circulatory fluid (see circulation ) in multicellular animals. In many species it also carries hormone s and disease-fighting substances. …
Английский словарь Британика
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun ( -s ; see sense 3 ) Etymology: Middle English stan, ston, stoon, from Old English stān; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOOD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GETTING — present part of get
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GETTING — (n.) That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
Английский словарь Webster
GETTING — (n.) The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
Английский словарь Webster
GETTING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
GETTING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GETTING — ( n. ) The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GETTING — ( n. ) That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STONE — — stonable, stoneable , adj. — stoneless , adj. — stonelessness , n. — stonelike , adj. — stoner , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
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LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOOD — — bloodlike , adj. /blud/ , n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings …
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GETTING — n. act of receiving or obtaining; becoming
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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BLOOD — I. ˈbləd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blōd; akin to Old High German bluot blood …
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Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
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GETTING — noun that which is got or obtained; gain; profit. 2. getting ·noun the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition. 3. …
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BLOOD
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STONE — [stone] n (bef. 12c) 1: a concretion of earthy or mineral matter: a (1): such a concretion of indeterminate size …
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BLOOD — [blood] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE blod; akin to OHG bluot blood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the fluid that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOOD — fluid in multicellular animals that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away waste products. In many species …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOOD — blood, Blood BrE AmE blʌd ▷ blooded ˈblʌd ɪd -əd ▷ blooding ˈblʌd ɪŋ ▷ bloods blʌdz ▶ ˈ blood …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STONE — / stəʊn; NAmE stoʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD SUBSTANCE 1. [ U ] (often used before nouns or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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GETTING — / ˈgetɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] • IDIOMS - while the getting is good
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FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
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BLOOD — / blʌd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the red liquid that flows through the …
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STONE — I. stone 1 S2 W1 /stəʊn $ stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ stoned , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOOD — I. blood 1 S2 W1 /blʌd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ blood , ↑ bleeding …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STONE — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STONE — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOOD — n. & v. n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STONE — n. & v. --n. 1. a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
BLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1. a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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