"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear", meaning?

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by amany said , مدرسة لغة انجليزية , مدرسة عمر بن الخطاب التجريبية للغات

'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear' is thought to have originated in the18th century. It is attributed to Jonathan Swift. It means that it is impossible to make something good when you start out with something inferior.

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