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blood from a stone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
blood- from a -s-tone
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

get blood from a stone get blood out of a stone blood from a turnip

Frequently Paired Words

get blood from a stone get blood out of a stone blood from a turnip

Questions

What does blood from a stone mean?
Something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used.

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