frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 个月前What is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?message-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down17
arrow-up167arrow-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 · 6 个月前message-square68fedilink
minus-squareputoelquelolea@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 个月前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