frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 年前What is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?message-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down18
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 年前message-square62fedilink
minus-squareputoelquelolea@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前One of the versions I have heard about this analogy comes from corn silk. The corn fed to pigs is usually of the lowest quality, and if you use the silk from cheap ears of corn, you won’t be able to make a useful purse out of it
One of the versions I have heard about this analogy comes from corn silk. The corn fed to pigs is usually of the lowest quality, and if you use the silk from cheap ears of corn, you won’t be able to make a useful purse out of it