| 词汇 | make bricks without straw |
| 词源 | make bricks without straw. Trying to do anything without the proper tools or materials is said to be making bricks without straw. The expression goes back to biblical times and is found in Exodus, it being necessary to make bricks with chopped straw to prevent them from shrinking and cracking as they dry. |
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