make bricks without straw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.

En-au-make bricks without straw.ogg

make bricks without straw makes bricks without straw making bricks without straw made bricks without straw make bricks without straws

From Exodus 5:18: "Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks." (NIV).

make bricks without clay

you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

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