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Make Bricks without Straw (To)

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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.

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Majolica Ware
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Make
Make a hand of or on (To)
Make a Hit (To)
Make a Virtue of Necessity (To)
Make away with (To)
Make away with Oneself (To)
Make Bricks without Straw (To)
Make Eyes at (To)
Make Mountains of Molehills (To)
Make one’s Bread (To)
Make the Door (To)
Make the Ice (To)
Make-wage
Make-weight
Makeshift (A)
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