词组 | make bricks without straw |
释义 | ☞ The allusion here is to Exodus 5:6–19 where 'without straw' meant 'without having straw provided', as the Israelites were required to gather straw for themselves in order to make the bricks required by their Egyptian taskmasters. A misinterpretation has led to the current sense. |
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