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Make Bricks without Straw (To)

To attempt to do something without having the necessary material supplied. The allusion is to the Israelitesʹ in Egypt, who were commanded by their taskmasters so to do. (Exodus v. 7.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.