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οὐκ ἂν λάβοις παρὰ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος → you can't take from one who doesn't have, you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood from a stone, you can't get blood out of a stone

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Greek Monolingual

η (Μ κουταλέα)
το περιεχόμενο ενός κουταλιού, όσο χωράει ένα κουτάλι
νεοελλ.
παροιμ. «πνίγεται σε μια κουταλιά νερό» — δεν είναι ικανός να αντιμετωπίσει και την πιο μικρή δυσχέρεια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κουτάλι + επίθημα -έα, απ' όπου με συνίζηση -ιά].