el olmo

Hacer hablar a la tímida Kyoko en una fiesta es como pedirle peras al olmo.

Getting the shy Kyoko to speak at a party is like asking for the impossible.

No le pidas peras al olmo.

Don't ask for pears from an elm tree.

No puedes pedir peras a un olmo.

You can't get blood from a stone.

Plantamos el olmo del patio en tu honor.

We planted the elm tree in the courtyard in your honor.

— Picnic (1955)

No se pueden pedir peras a un olmo.

You can't get blood from a stone.