@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 month agoWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?message-square62fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down17
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareZloubidalinkfedilink7•1 month agoIf I understand the original idiom, the nearest French expression would be “you can’t make a race horse from a donkey” (“tu ne peux pas faire un cheval de course d’un âne”).
If I understand the original idiom, the nearest French expression would be “you can’t make a race horse from a donkey” (“tu ne peux pas faire un cheval de course d’un âne”).