Results for “can't get blood from a stone”

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can't never could
phrase

A negative attitude gets you nowhere.

#american#regional#proverb#motivation
you can't get blood from a turnip
phrase

You can't extract what isn't there.

#american#regional#proverb#idiom
getting buzzed
phrase

Receiving a prison tattoo from a homemade gun.

#prison#criminal#tattoo#body
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
phrase

You can't make something fine from poor material.

#american#regional#proverb#idiom
first blood
noun

The first kill of the match, which hands out a chunk of bonus gold.

#moba#fps#kills#esports
this ain't gettin' the babby a frock and pinny
phrase

Standing about gassing won't pay the bills — let's crack on.

#brummie#birmingham#idiom#british
get done
phrase

Get told off, get in proper trouble.

#mancunian#manchester#british#phrase
the sun is splitting the stones
phrase

It's so hot the rocks are cracking — Irish for a proper scorcher.

#irish#ireland#weather#hiberno-english
get up outta that
phrase

Affectionate Irish 'no way!' / 'stop messing'.

#irish#ireland#hiberno-english#disbelief
get to gettin'
phrase

Move. Now.

#atlanta#hip-hop#south#movement
gettin' off
phrase

Showing out — performing in flashy, undeniable style.

#detroit#hip-hop#midwest#flex
Blood suckers
noun

Phlebotomists and the lab techs who keep coming for your veins.

#medical#hospital#lab#phlebotomy
Topping from the bottom
phrase

When the Bottom tries to steer the scene against the agreed power dynamic.

#kink#bdsm#leather#lgbtq
stone butch
noun

A masculine lesbian top who gives pleasure but won't be touched back.

#lesbian#wlw#lgbtq#butch-femme
stone dyke
noun

A butch lesbian who gives pleasure but doesn't want to be touched in return.

#lesbian#wlw#lgbtq#butch
bloody oath
phrase

Absolutely; that's true.

#australian#aussie#idiom#agreement
bloody
adverb

An all-purpose intensifier.

#australian#aussie#intensifier
bloodclaat 18+
interjection

Mature content — open to view.

#caribbean#patois#curse#exclamation
get salt
phrase

To be thwarted / hit with bad luck

#caribbean#patois#misfortune
get on
phrase

To carry on loudly, rant, or make a scene

#caribbean#patois#behaviour#drama
from downtown
phrase

Describing a shot from three-point range

#sports#shooting#three-point
bucket getter
noun

A player whose specialty is scoring

#sports#scoring#player
No blood, no foul
phrase

Playground rule: only obvious hard contact counts as a foul

#sports#streetball#culture#rules
target man
noun

A big striker used as an aerial and hold-up outlet.

#sports#striker#role
get me
phrase

'Do you understand?' / 'you know?'

#cockney#london#british#tag
stone the crows
interjection

An exclamation of surprise or amazement.

#cockney#london#british#exclamation
stoned
adjective

Heavily intoxicated on cannabis.

#weed#cannabis#420#effect
stoner
noun

A regular, habitual cannabis user.

#weed#cannabis#420#person
get our ducks in a row
phrase

To organise and prepare everything before proceeding.

#corporate#office#work#idiom
get the ball rolling
phrase

To start something.

#corporate#office#work#idiom
loud budgeting
noun

Openly talking about your finances and saying no to spending.

#corporate#office#work#money
monkey's blood
noun

Red sauce on an ice-cream cone

#british#regional#noun#food
apes together strong
phrase

Rallying cry that retail traders are powerful when they hold as one.

#finance#stocks#wsb#solidarity
nuggets
noun

Money; bits of cash or wealth.

#finance#stocks#wsb#hip-hop
nugget
noun

A pound coin (British slang).

#finance#stocks#wsb#british
double-digit midget
noun

A short-timer with under 100 days left to serve.

#military#army#time#short-timer
Twidget
noun

A sailor who works on electronics.

#military#army#navy#electronics
bloodsucker
noun

A phlebotomist or lab technician (variant of vampire)

#medical#nursing#staff#phlebotomy
bloodsuckers
noun

Staff who frequently draw blood, e.g. phlebotomists.

#medical#nursing#jargon#staff
tombstone
noun

A board standing upright while its surfer is held under.

#skater#surf#crash#holddown