"tirar leite de pedra" meaning in Portuguese

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Verb

Forms: tiro leite de pedra [first-person, present, singular], tirei leite de pedra [first-person, preterite, singular], tirado leite de pedra [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to milk a stone”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to milk a stone}} “to milk a stone”, {{lit|to milk a stone}} Literally, “to milk a stone” Head templates: {{pt-verb}} tirar 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)
  1. (idiomatic) to get blood out of a stone, pull teeth (to do something very difficult or effortful) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tirar_leite_de_pedra-pt-verb-evS-~Aqe Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

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