you can't get blood from a stone.

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you can't get blood from a stone.

你不可能得到冷酷者的怜悯.
or
你不能鸡蛋里挑骨头.
or
你不可能得到你不可能得到的东西.
Frequently used,as a resigned admission,to mean that it is hopeless to try extorting money,etc.,from those who have none.Other unyielding or unlikely substances are sometimes substituted for stone; the turnip version is frequent in North America.