make bricks without straw

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible. idiomatic
    — The founders did more than "make bricks without straw; they dreamed of a great cathedral and laid the foundations for it.

词形变化

makes bricks without straw present,singular,third-person making bricks without straw participle,present made bricks without straw participle,past made bricks without straw past make bricks without straws alternative

词源

From Exodus 5:18: "Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks." (NIV).
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