You can't make bricks without straw



You can't make bricks without straw.

something that you say which means you cannot do something correctly without the necessary materials I need an electric drill to put these shelves up. You can't make bricks without straw.
See also: brick, make, straw, without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alpin-Scottish
Nadira-Arabic
Isidro-Spanish
Agnieszkaahg-NYESH-kahPolish
Teodorate-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Maxen-Welsh (Anglicized)