en make silk purse of sow's ear

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Source: English Wiktionary
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Related terms

  • en make pig's ear of ➜
  • en admirable ➜
  • en refine ➜
  • en unpleasant ➜
  • en valuable ➜

Synonyms

  • it cavar sangue da una rapa ➜
  • it cavare sangue da una rapa ➜
  • zh 化腐朽为神奇 ➜
  • zh 化腐朽為神奇 ➜

Derived from

  • en silk (n) ➜
  • en sow (n) ➜

Etymologically related

  • en you can't make silk purse of sow's ear ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org make a silk purse of a sow's ear
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