Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
يعمل من الفسيخ شربات
English translation:
get blood out of a stone
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Muhammad Atallah
Dec 7, 2009 09:59
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
يعمل من الفسيخ شربات
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Proposed translations
(English)
3 +5 | get water from a stone | Muhammad Atallah |
5 | making something from/out of nothing | Mohamed A. Moustafa |
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Dec 14, 2009 07:32: Muhammad Atallah Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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get water from a stone
get water from a stone
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Comment: "or to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"
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making something from/out of nothing
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