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silk purse

Translations

шёлковый кошелёк

Someone made a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Кто-то сделал шёлковый кошелёк из свиного уха.

Definitions

A silk purse is a phrase often used in the expression 'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' which means that it is impossible to create something of high quality or value from inferior materials or circumstances.