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making bricks without straw

making bricks without straw is the present participle and gerund 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 making bricks without straw

What is making bricks without straw the present participle and gerund of?
Making bricks without straw is the present participle and gerund of make bricks without straw.

Words near making bricks without straw in the dictionary

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

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