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• Squeeze blood out of a turnip.
When people say that you can’t squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something
from a person, especially money, that they don’t have.
• Stool pigeon.
A stool pigeon is a police informer.
• Stop on a dime.
If something like a vehicle stops on dime, it stops very quickly and accurately.
• Sweat bullets.
If someone is sweating bullets, they’re very worried or frightened.
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