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We hoped to restore the battered old piano for the recital, but you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear, so we rented a newer instrument instead.
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We hoped to restore the battered old piano for the recital, but you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear, so we rented a newer instrument instead.
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you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
洗練されていない、粗悪な素材や状況からは、どんなに手を加えても高品質な、価値あるものは生み出せないという教訓。 / 原初の状態が劣っているものであれば、どんな努力をしても真に優れたものにはならないという諺。
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