get blood from a stone

A form of get blood out of a stone — To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets blood from a stone · participle present getting blood from a stone · past got blood from a stone · UK participle past got blood from a stone · US participle past gotten blood from a stone

  1. alternativeAlternative form of get blood out of a stone.

    “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.”

    2022 July 15, Emily Cochrane, quoting Elissa Slotkin, “Manchin Dangles Hopes of a Future Compromise. Democrats Revolt.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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APA

get blood from a stone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20blood%20from%20a%20stone

MLA

“get blood from a stone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20blood%20from%20a%20stone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get blood from a stone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20blood%20from%20a%20stone.

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