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1 make shift without
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2 make bricks without straw
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3 make bricks without straw
заниматься трудновыполнимым делом [этим. библ. Exodus, V]I must confess there are difficulties in your case... we can't make bricks without straw. (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, ch. XLIX) — Должен признаться, в вашем деле имеются известные трудности... не можем же мы строить защиту, не имея достаточных доказательств.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make bricks without straw
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4 make bricks without straw
1) Общая лексика: приступить к делу с негодными средствами2) Библия: затевать безнадёжное дело, работать, не имея нужного материала3) Макаров: делать (что-л.) впустую, заниматься бесполезным делом, работать без нужного материала, делать впустую (что-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make bricks without straw
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5 make bricks without straw
לעשות יש מאין* * *◙ ןיאמ שי תושעל◄ -
6 make bricks without straw
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10 can you make shift without her?
can you make shift without her?você consegue arranjar-se sem ela?English-Portuguese dictionary > can you make shift without her?
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11 to make bricks without straw
to make bricks without strawfazer esforços para realizar uma atividade impossível.English-Portuguese dictionary > to make bricks without straw
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12 I can make shift without it
Макаров: перебьюсь и без этогоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can make shift without it
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13 can you make do without electricity for another week?
Общая лексика: вы можете обойтись ещё одну неделю без электричества?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > can you make do without electricity for another week?
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14 one (you) cannot make omelets without breaking eggs
Пословица: дрова рубят - щепки летятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one (you) cannot make omelets without breaking eggs
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15 one (you) cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs
Пословица: дрова рубят - щепки летятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one (you) cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs
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16 you can't make bricks without straw
Общая лексика: нельзя сделать кирпич без соломыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can't make bricks without straw
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17 you can't make omelet without breaking eggs
Пословица: лес рубят - щепки летятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can't make omelet without breaking eggs
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18 you can't make omelette without breaking eggs
Пословица: лес рубят - щепки летятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can't make omelette without breaking eggs
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19 one cannot make omelets without breaking eggs
Пословица: (you) дрова рубят - щепки летятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one cannot make omelets without breaking eggs
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20 one cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs
Пословица: (you) дрова рубят - щепки летятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs
См. также в других словарях:
make bricks without straw — 1. To try to do a piece of work without the materials necessary for it 2. To make something that will not last • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * make bricks without ˈstraw idiom (BrE) to try to work without the necessary material, money, information … Useful english dictionary
make wholly without effect — index avoid (cancel) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make bricks without straw — {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * /John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw./ * /It was making bricks without… … Dictionary of American idioms
make bricks without straw — {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * /John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw./ * /It was making bricks without… … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ bricks\ without\ straw — v. phr. To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw. It was making bricks without straw to… … Словарь американских идиом
make do (without something) — make do ( with/without/something) phrase to succeed in dealing with a situation by using what is available despite not having something There wasn’t much food, but we made do. Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym… … Useful english dictionary
make bricks without straw — do something in spite of the lack of necessary materials, make something out of nothing … English contemporary dictionary
you cannot make bricks without straw — Nothing can be made or performed without the necessary materials. Frequently used as a metaphorical phrase, to make bricks without straw. A (misapplied) allusion to EXODUS V. 7 (AV) Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as… … Proverbs new dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
you can't make bricks without straw — ► you can t make bricks without straw proverb nothing can be made or accomplished without adequate material or information. Main Entry: ↑brick … English terms dictionary
can't make omelette without breaking eggs — This expression means that it is impossible to make important changes without causing some unpleasant effects. Some people will lose their jobs after the merger, but you can t make an omelette without breaking eggs … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions