You cannot get a quart into a pint pot.

你无法把一夸脱的酒装进一品脱的瓶中。

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She, in turn, objected when Mr. Hosek wanted to add a 12-quart stock pot, worried that it would take too much space.

反过来，在贾斯汀提出想要一个12夸脱的汤锅时，克丽蓓嘉也不同意，因为她担心它会占用太多的空间。

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The form required me to give my full name, address and nationality in this tiny space - it's like trying to put a quart into a pint pot.

这张表格要我在这么小小的空隙处填上全名、地址和国籍-这是不可能的。

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Bring the stock to a simmer in a 3-quart pot.

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Making a radio documentary is always an exercise in trying to squeeze a quart into a pint pot.

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Mr Whiting said expansion would double the population of the school to 420 pupils and it would be "trying to get a quart into a pint pot".

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