you can't make bricks without straw

proverb You can't make or do something unless you have the basic necessary tools or materials. You're never going to have a championship team unless they start recruiting players who are actually any good. You can't make bricks without straw. Don't start building that shed unless you know you've got everything you'll need. You can't make bricks without straw.

You cannot make bricks without straw.

Prov. You have to have all the necessary materials in order to make something. Ellen: I really wanted to give Fred a birthday party, but none of the people I invited were able to come. Jane: Don't blame yourself. You can't make bricks without straw.

See also: brick, cannot, make, straw, without

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

You cannot make bricks without straw
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
know what (one) is doing
goin
going my way?
(Are you) going my way?
a mill cannot grind with water that is past
children should be seen and not heard
ascribe (something) to (something)
ascribe to

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You can't make bricks without straw ACTUALLY you can, perfectly well.

What are you saying? TRACING ORIGINS OF PROVERBS

词组	you can't make bricks without straw
释义	you can't make bricks without straw you can't make bricks without straw proverb You can't make or do something unless you have the basic necessary tools or materials. You're never going to have a championship team unless they start recruiting players who are actually any good. You can't make bricks without straw. Don't start building that shed unless you know you've got everything you'll need. You can't make bricks without straw. See also: brick, make, straw, without Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. You cannot make bricks without straw. Prov. You have to have all the necessary materials in order to make something. Ellen: I really wanted to give Fred a birthday party, but none of the people I invited were able to come. Jane: Don't blame yourself. You can't make bricks without straw. See also: brick, cannot, make, straw, without McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: You cannot make bricks without straw an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure know what (one) is doing goin going my way? (Are you) going my way? a mill cannot grind with water that is past children should be seen and not heard ascribe (something) to (something) ascribe to References in periodicals archive You can't make bricks without straw ACTUALLY you can, perfectly well. What are you saying? TRACING ORIGINS OF PROVERBS
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