you can't polish a turd

English

Proverb

you can't polish a turd

(vulgar, idiomatic) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.

Translations

something inherently bad cannot be improved

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: ei paska punniten parane
Italian: non si può cavare sangue da una rapa
Russian: из говна конфетку не сделаешь (iz govna konfetku ne sdelaješʹ), из говна конфетку не сделать (iz govna konfetku ne sdelatʹ)

See also

polish a turd

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