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01:48 Jan 9, 2010 |
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| Selected response from: Marlene Curtis United States Local time: 03:31 | ||||
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5 +14 | to get blood out of a stone |
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4 | like beating a dead horse . . . |
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4 | to draw blood out of a stone |
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3 -1 | (it's like) pulling teeth |
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(it's like) pulling teeth Explanation: Suggestion. "Pulling teeth" is as difficult as "tirar leite de pedra" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2010-01-09 01:53:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See an example here: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/like pulling teeth |
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to get blood out of a stone Explanation: get blood out of a stone - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ... Definition of get blood out of a stone in the Idioms Dictionary. get blood out of a stone phrase. What does get blood out of a stone expression mean? idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get+blood+out+of+a+stone -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-09 01:54:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Link http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/blood out of a ... |
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