get blood from a stone

English

Verb

get blood from a stone (third-person singular simple present gets blood from a stone, present participle getting blood from a stone, simple past got blood from a stone, past participle (UK) got blood from a stone or (US) gotten blood from a stone)

1. Alternative form of get blood out of a stone
   • 2022 July 15, Emily Cochrane, quoting Elissa Slotkin, “Manchin Dangles Hopes of a Future Compromise. Democrats Revolt.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “I can’t get blood from a stone,” said Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat facing re-election in a competitive district. “I’m not in the Senate. They’re clearly having problems negotiating among themselves. And I will just — for my constituents — take what I can get.”