you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
English
Etymology
From make a silk purse of a sow's ear, with the common perception of swine as unrefined, dirty, or base creatures.
Proverb
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
- It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
Synonyms
- you can't polish a turd
Translations
it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined
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See also
- put lipstick on a pig