Make bricks without straw
phrase
To try to do something when the necessary resources or materials are not available.
Asking me to cook dinner without going for grocery shopping is like making bricks without straw.
Often appears as...
- making bricks without straw is impossible
- you're making bricks without straw
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
To try to do something when the necessary resources or materials are not available.
Asking me to cook dinner without going for grocery shopping is like making bricks without straw.
Often appears as...
- making bricks without straw is impossible
- you're making bricks without straw
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Resource Scarcity
Emphasizes the lack of necessary materials or conditions to achieve a task.
The team tried to finish the project on time, but it was like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 2/3Task Difficulty
Suggests an undertaking is very difficult or potentially impossible due to inadequate resources.
Completing the research without data is like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 3/3Expression of Frustration
Implies a feeling of frustration or futility when one is expected to do something without proper resources.
Writing this essay without any reference materials feels like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 1/3Resource Scarcity
Emphasizes the lack of necessary materials or conditions to achieve a task.
The team tried to finish the project on time, but it was like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 2/3Task Difficulty
Suggests an undertaking is very difficult or potentially impossible due to inadequate resources.
Completing the research without data is like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 3/3Expression of Frustration
Implies a feeling of frustration or futility when one is expected to do something without proper resources.
Writing this essay without any reference materials feels like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 1/3Resource Scarcity
Emphasizes the lack of necessary materials or conditions to achieve a task.
The team tried to finish the project on time, but it was like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 2/3Task Difficulty
Suggests an undertaking is very difficult or potentially impossible due to inadequate resources.
Completing the research without data is like making bricks without straw.
Pro Tip 3/3Expression of Frustration
Implies a feeling of frustration or futility when one is expected to do something without proper resources.
Writing this essay without any reference materials feels like making bricks without straw.
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