"You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" nghĩa là gì?

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"You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" = bạn không thể làm ví lụa từ tai lợn nái -> nghĩa là không thể tạo ra cái gì đẹp đẽ, giá trị từ những vật liệu kém chất lượng.

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You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear…so goes the common adage (câu ngạn ngữ). You have to speculate (nghiên cứu) to accumulate…so goes another quite common saying. Leeds United know that and have gone out on a limb to some extent this season as they chase the Premier League’s Golden Goose.

"You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" is the familiar adage, however some winemakers (người làm rượu) have historically shown a remarkable talent for ruining their exceptional raw (thô) materials with rampant oaking.

Mr Graham warned: ‘We also have to get real and stop pretending (giả vờ) that we can fix the problems of bad Jersey genetics by crossing back with beef breeds and using sexed semen. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

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