Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making bricks without straw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: mak-ing brick-s with-out s-traw
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make bricks without straw

Example Sentences

"This was not quite making bricks without straw, but it certainly moved us a lot closer to it at a time when very little straw was available. Taking account of data limitations in theoretical work is one thing. Being complacent about those limitations is quite another."

Questions

What does making bricks without straw mean?: present participle and gerund of make bricks without straw

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