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you_can't_make_a_silk_purse_out_of_a_sow's_ear

you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear

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Proverb

you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear

  1. It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.

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