frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?message-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down17
arrow-up161arrow-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 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareputoelquelolea@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoOne 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