Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
proverb
Something inherently unfavourable or unpleasant cannot be improved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, vulgar
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: you can't polish shit
Antonyms: none provided
History
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