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
Translations
it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined
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