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Захотел молочка от бычка
This man will not help you or give it to you because he cannot; where nothing is nothing can be obtained. See Как с быком ни биться, а молока от него не добиться (K)
Cf: It is very hard to shave an egg (Br.). Look not for musk in a dog's kennel (Br.). No man can flay a stone (Am., Br.). Tis very hard to shave an egg (Am,). You cannot get blood from a turnip (Am,). You cannot get blood out of a stone (Am., Br.). You can't draw water from a dry well (squeeze water from a stone) (Am.). You seek cold water under cold ice (Am.)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. . 2013.