you can't polish a turd

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Proverb

you can't polish a turd

1. (vulgar, idiomatic) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.

Translations

something inherently bad cannot be improved

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  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ei paska punniten parane
• Italian: non si può cavare sangue da una rapa
• Russian: из говна конфетку не сделаешь (iz govna konfetku ne sdelaješʹ), из говна конфетку не сделать (iz govna konfetku ne sdelatʹ)

See also

• polish a turd