make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
сделать что-либо из ничего
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; the girl is not a good tennis player, so she won't be able to win in the competition.
Другие идиомы:
- make a beeline for (someone or something)
- make (someone) sick
- make nothing of (something)
- make oneself heard
- make a note of (something)
- make a check out to (someone)
- make room for (someone or something)
- make a clean breast of (something)
- make it up to (someone)
- make an appearance
- make a face (at someone)
- make a bed
- make oneself conspicuous
- make (someone) eat crow
- make away with (something)