Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
يعمل من الفسيخ شربات
English translation:
get blood out of a stone
Added to glossary by
Muhammad Atallah
Dec 7, 2009 09:59
14 yrs ago
10 viewers *
Arabic term
يعمل من الفسيخ شربات
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Insurance
idiom
#
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | get water from a stone |
Muhammad Atallah
|
| 5 | making something from/out of nothing |
Mohamed A. Moustafa
|
Change log
Dec 14, 2009 07:32: Muhammad Atallah Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
7 mins
Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
get water from a stone
get water from a stone
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "or to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"
2 hrs
Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
Precise, detail-oriented, and punctual
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
making something from/out of nothing
Please check these links. You will find out similar ideas.
http://forum.sedty.com/t139554.html
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit110/lesson3.html
http://forum.sedty.com/t139554.html
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit110/lesson3.html
Something went wrong...