tirar leite de pedra
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to milk a stone”.
Verb
edittirar leite de pedra (first-person singular present tiro leite de pedra, first-person singular preterite tirei leite de pedra, past participle tirado leite de pedra)
- (idiomatic) to get blood out of a stone, pull teeth (to do something very difficult or effortful)