You cannot 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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Patrice (2)	-	English
Hickman	['hikmən]
NathÁLia	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Tzipporah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Viking	VEE-king (Swedish), VEE-keeng (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish
Melinda	mə-LIN-də	English