made bricks without straw

A form of make bricks without straw — To accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of make bricks without straw

    In the next few years, while Celtic continued with their suicidal youth policy, Stein made bricks without straw at Dunfermline.

    2011, John Cairney, The Sevenpenny Gate: A Lifelong Love Affair with Celtic FC, →ISBN
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