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get blood from a stone en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative 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:

Forms

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getting blood from a stone Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
got blood from a stone Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
got blood from a stone Tense=Past lexicographic
gotten blood from a stone Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
gets blood from a stone Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic