MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW

Meaning of MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW in English

( BrE ) to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — do something in spite of the lack of necessary materials, make something out of nothing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW — затевать безнадежное дело, работать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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