/ · 1894 Brewer’s · M · Make Bricks without Straw (To)
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To attempt to do something without having the necessary material supplied. The allusion is to the Israelitesʹ in Egypt, who were commanded by their taskmasters so to do. (Exodus v. 7.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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