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
Teague[ti:g]
Arijit-Bengali
ChimoCHEE-mo (Spanish)Catalan, Spanish
In'am-Arabic
LetÍCiale-TEE-zyə (Portuguese), le-CHEE-zyə (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
Juan (1)HWAHN (Spanish), JOO-ahn (Manx)Spanish, Manx