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
CleveKLEEVEnglish
Izem-Northern African, Berber
Rachana-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Nepali
Mellony-English (Rare)
Katarin-Breton
Bozhena-Medieval Slavic