getblood from a stone (third-person singular simple presentgets blood from a stone,present participlegetting blood from a stone,simple pastgot blood from a stone,past participle(UK)got blood from a stoneor(US)gotten blood from a stone)
- Alternative form ofget blood out of a stone.
2022 July 15, Emily Cochrane, quoting Elissa Slotkin, “Manchin Dangles Hopes of a Future Compromise. Democrats Revolt.”, inThe New York Times[1],→ISSN:“I can’tget 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.”
