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.
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- make up for (something)
- make arrangements for (someone or something)
- make good money
- make (someone) eat crow
- make a laughingstock of (someone)
- make no mistake (about something)
- make (something) worth (someone's) while
- make one's blood boil
- make up one's face
- make over (something)
- make (someone's) hair stand on end
- make it as far as
- make it
- make a dent in (something)
- make a long story short