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made bricks without straw

made bricks without straw is the simple past and past participle of make bricks without straw.

Meaning of make bricks without straw

Verb

make bricks without straw (third-person singular simple present makes bricks without straw, present participle making bricks without straw, simple past and past participle made bricks without straw)

  1. (idiomatic) To accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.
    • The founders did more than "make bricks without straw; they dreamed of a great cathedral and laid the foundations for it.1938, Jonas A. Jonasson, Bricks without straw: the story of Linfield College, page 168

Questions about made bricks without straw

What is made bricks without straw the simple past and past participle of?
Made bricks without straw is the simple past and past participle of make bricks without straw.

Words near made bricks without straw in the dictionary

  1. made believe
  2. made biscuits
  3. made bold
  4. made book
  5. made both ends meet
  6. made bricks without straw
  7. made bricks without straws
  8. made capital out of
  9. made certain
  10. made common cause
  11. made contact with

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