bring owls to Athens

Speech parts

1. bring owls to Athens - Verb

2. bring owls to Athens - Phrase

Meaning

bring owls to Athens (third-person singular simple present brings owls to Athens, present participle bringing owls to Athens, simple past and past participle brought owls to Athens)

(idiomatic) To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.

Synonym: carry coals to Newcastle

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Words in the phrase

bring owls to Athens

Close letter words and terms

bring out the big guns bring outside bring over bring pressure to bear bring pressure to bear on bring pressure to bear upon