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no borax, no glue

idiom
Meaning

Denotes that the speaker is seeking or sharing a way to accomplish a difficult task that omits core ingredients or sidesteps the orthodox approaches.


Examples
SIMPLE

I need a recipe for slime with no borax, no glue.

CONTEXTUAL

The project requires a creative solution that uses no borax, no glue, so we must find an alternative method.

COMPLEX

The engineer insisted on a design that utilized no borax, no glue, effectively bypassing the traditional constraints of the manufacturing process.

Anchors to
Related idioms1entry
  1. 01

    send to the glue factory

    To kill, usually a horse.

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