Not even America can expect to squeeze blood from a stone.
But he might as well have tried to squeeze blood out of a stone.
It was like squeezing blood out of a stone.
You represent that black market racket, squeezing human blood out of both ends.
He said you're trying to squeeze blood from a turnip.
Without revenue, also known as sales, there'd be no stone from which to squeeze blood and profits.
The singer stood up, squeezing blood from his hands.
Two guys trying to squeeze blood out of a rock.
"I think at times, in difficult years, he squeezed blood out of a turnip," said Young.
"Have you ever heard the expression that you can't squeeze blood from a stone?"