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We're getting blood out of a stone at the moment.
Trying to talk to him is like getting blood out of a stone.
How do they expect to get blood out of a stone?
Does he believe that one can get blood out of a stone?
In a few cases it was like trying to get blood out of a stone.
The message is clear – you can’t get blood out of a stone.
For us it's like getting blood out of a stone."
Can the law get blood out of a stone?
You cannot get blood out of a stone, even a bloodstone.
Sonny rolled his eyes, it was like getting blood out of a stone.
As soon as we hear I will post it, its like getting blood out of a stone.
“You can’t get blood out of a stone,” he said.
You can't get blood out of a stone, though some may try(Canada Revenue).
Sometimes when you try to get blood out of a stone there's only so much you can get.
They may call me what they please, but they can't get blood out of a stone.
There were arguments and line-up changes, and making music was like getting blood out of a stone.
"Teachers are really feeling demoralized and are working very hard and they feel that management is trying to get blood out of a stone."
Getting money out of the Treasury is like getting blood out of a stone anyway.
Now why is trying to get the tiniest scrap of help from you like getting blood out of a stone, Ive?
"Mr Cann, I do believe you could get blood out of a stone," says one elderly lady as she presents him with a sovereign.
Bellamy, who, in olden days, could get blood out of a stone, never wheeled a team of stubborn oxen freighting for storekeepers and neighbours.
Michael is trying to mash his potatoes like he is trying to get blood out of a stone, but the answer is simple - his spuds were undercooked.
We both arrived early for the Christmas occasion in 2011 and it was like getting blood out of a stone until David Platt bowled up and put him at ease.
The fact that everyone of Nintendo's games were playable is a key reason why they get our prize, as far too many other games were just hands-off demos where even getting the developer to admit what format they were playing on was like getting blood out of a stone.
But that said, how do you get blood from a stone?
It shouldn't be like getting blood from a stone to get information out of government.
I said, by now feeling that it was like getting blood from a stone.
However, it sounds as though you're trying to get blood from a stone.
You can't get blood from a stone, we're not trying to cause pain.
Would you agree that we've reached the point of trying to get blood from a stone?
You cannot get blood from a stone,' observed the lawyer.
Trying to get club members to provide images to include in the gallery is like getting blood from a stone.
"You can't get blood from a stone, and the record company understands that."
You mean you would try to get blood from a Stone?
Press conferences are no longer exercises in getting blood from a stone.
It's like trying to get blood from a stone.
You can't get blood from a stone, and we'll never be able to make up the millions of dollars."
He doesn't know he can't get blood from a stone.
We've got a few more riders but trying to get photos of them is harder than getting blood from a stone!
Trying to get an admission of guilt from Woods is like getting blood from a stone.
Retailers, however, point to their own numbers to persuade landlords that it's impossible to get blood from a stone.
That's like getting blood from a stone.
One police officer, John Rivers, said at a seminar that interviewing the children was "like getting blood from a stone."
Methinks you cannot get blood from a stone now, sir, can you?'
"You can't get blood from a stone," says Arnott, who sees families prioritizing their spending and putting a low rank on health insurance.
I remind them that it's easier to get blood from a stone than money from a deadbeat."
You cant get blood from a stone, they say, nor can you give it to a stone; it takes no stain.
I can't get blood from a stone, but I can get toothpaste from a seemingly empty tube for about a month.
(CBS) Maybe you can't get blood from a stone, but how about blood from rice?