frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?message-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareZloubida@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months 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”).