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Thesaurus: make a silk purse of a sow's ear

make a silk purse of a sow's ear (idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.

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  1. make a silk purse of a sow's ear (idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.