MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW

Meaning of MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW in English

do something in spite of the lack of necessary materials, make something out of nothing

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — ( BrE ) to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * …
Slang English vocab
MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * …
Словарь английских идиом
MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — v. phr. To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. John …
American Idioms English vocabulary
MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — затевать безнадежное дело, работать
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MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — затевать безнадежное дело, работать
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WITHOUT — I. wə̇ˈthau̇t, -thau̇t, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English straw, stree, from Old English strēaw, strē; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRICKS — plural of brick present third singular of brick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITHOUT — (prep.) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; …
Английский словарь Webster
WITHOUT — ( prep. ) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WITHOUT — /widh owt", with-/ , prep. 1. with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAW — — strawless , adj. — strawlike , adj. /straw/ , n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WITHOUT — I. wi-ˈthau̇t, -ˈthau̇t preposition Etymology: Middle English withoute, from Old English withūtan, from with + ūtan outside, from ūt out …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITHOUT — adv outside of the house; out of doors. 2. without ·conj unless; except; introducing a clause. 3. without ·prep …
Webster English vocab
STRAW — vt to spread or scatter. ·see strew, and strow. 2. straw ·noun anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
WITHOUT — [with.out] prep [ME withoute, fr. OE withutan, fr. with + utan outside, fr. ut out--more at out] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAW — [straw] n [ME, fr. OE streaw; akin to OHG stro straw, OE strewian to strew] (bef. 12c) 1 a: stalks …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAW — the stalks of grasses, particularly of such cereal grasses as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and buckwheat. When used collectively, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAW — straw BrE AmE strɔː strɑː ▷ straws strɔːz strɑːz ▶ ˌ straw ˈ man BrE AmE ▶ ˌ straw ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WITHOUT — / wɪˈðaʊt; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. not having, experiencing or showing sth : They had gone …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — / strɔː; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] stems of wheat or other grain plants that have been cut …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHOUT — with ‧ out S1 W1 /wɪðˈaʊt $ wɪðˈaut, wɪθˈaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAW — straw S3 /strɔː $ strɒː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streaw ] 1 . a) [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
STRAW — n.1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — ( straws) 1. Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHOUT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be held without bail ▪ He was being held without bail pending another hearing. be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES straw poll straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE final ▪ That was the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITHOUT — preposition, [adverb] [not gradable] - not having or doing (something), or lacking (something)It's just started to rain and I've come …
Cambridge English vocab
STRAW — (DRIED STEMS) [noun] [U] - the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat or rice which are used as …
Cambridge English vocab
WITHOUT — See: DO WITHOUT or GO WITHOUT, MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW, RECKON WITHOUT.
Slang English vocab
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Slang English vocab
BRICKS — Housing projects, commonly used as the name for Newark, New Jersey. Example: My house is in the bricks.
Slang English vocab
WITHOUT — I. without preposition 1. Synonyms: beyond 1, after, outside, past 2. not having living without decent housing or adequate food …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WITHOUT — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 5,9, ↑ IF 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be without • ↑ can't do/manage without
Longman Activator English vocab
WITHOUT — n. 25B6; preposition thousands were without food : LACKING, short of, deprived of, in need of, wanting, needing, requiring. I …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRICKS — n. 1) to lay ~ (a bricklayer lays ~) 2) to point ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WITHOUT — See: DO WITHOUT or GO WITHOUT, MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW, RECKON WITHOUT.
Словарь английских идиом
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
STRAW — Both wheat and barley straw were used by the ancient Hebrews chiefly as fodder for the horses cattle and camels. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
WITHOUT — 1. предл. 1) без (отсутствие кого-л., чего-л.) without me ≈ без меня without money ≈ без денег things without us …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW — 1. сущ. 1) солома; соломка to pack in straw ≈ завернуть в солому Syn : thatch, haulm 2) соломинка to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAKE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRICKS — Кирпичи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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