bring owls to Athens, carry coals to Newcastle
çekim: geçmiş trug Eulen nach Athen · ortaç Eulen nach Athen getragen · şimdiki trägt Eulen nach Athen · ulaç Eulen nach Athen tragend
eş: regionsspezifische, Ablass nach Rom tragen, Schnecken nach Metz treiben, Bier nach München, nach Dortmund bringen, Buchsbaum zum Kytoros-Berg tragen
köken: Literally, “to carry owls to Athens”.
to carry coals to Newcastle
to carry coals to Newcastle
çekim: geçmiş llevé hierro a Vizcaya · ortaç llevado hierro a Vizcaya
köken: Literally, “to carry iron to Biscay”.
alternative form of portare nottole ad Atene
çekim: geçmiş portàto civette ad Atene · ortaç portàto civette ad Atene
to bring owls to Athens, to do pointless work
köken: Calque of Ancient Greek γλαῦκ' εἰς Ἀθήνας (glaûk' eis Athḗnas). Literally, “to carry owls to Athens”.
to bring owls to Athens, to carry coals to Newcastle (to do something that is not needed)
eş: wozić drwa do lasu
köken: Literally, “to carry wood into [the] forest”. Compare Czech nosit dříví do lesa, Russian в лес дрова́ вози́ть (v les drová vozítʹ).
to carry coals to Newcastle
to carry coals to Newcastle, to bring owls to Athens
eş: nosit sovy do Atén
köken: Literally, “to bring wood to the forest”.
like talking to a wall, like water off a duck's back, wasted breath (wasted words)
köken: fal (“wall”) + -ra (“onto”, case suffix) + hányt (“thrown”) + borsó (“pea[s]”). Literally, “pea[s] thrown onto [a] wall”.
🔊 Mindegy, hogy mit mondok neki. Falra hányt borsó.
to flog a dead horse
köken: Literally, “to look for a trail/track in the water.”
cmn 🔊 多此一舉 /多此一举 , 脫褲子放屁 /脱裤子放屁
gd 🔊 a' marbhadh coin mhairbh , thoir eich a dh'Innse Gall , thoir fiodhrach do Loch Abar