make bricks without straws

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

verbmake bricks without straws (third-person singular simple present makes bricks without straws, present participle making bricks without straws, simple past and past participle made bricks without straws)

present singular third person makes bricks without straws · participle present making bricks without straws · participle past made bricks without straws · past made bricks without straws

  1. alternativeAlternative form of make bricks without straw.
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APA

make bricks without straws. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20bricks%20without%20straws

MLA

“make bricks without straws.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20bricks%20without%20straws. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make bricks without straws,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20bricks%20without%20straws.

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