Vocabulary
無い袖は振れぬ
ないそではふれぬ
you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have
expression
Example sentences
お金（かね）を貸（か）せといわれても無（な）いそでは振（ふ）れないよ。
I can't lend you money, because I don't have any myself.