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brought owls to Athens

brought owls to Athens is the simple past and past participle of bring owls to Athens.

Meaning of bring owls to Athens

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
    • Euelpides: Who brings owls to Athens?414 BCE, Aristophanes, Ian C. Johnston (translator into English), The Birds

Questions about brought owls to Athens

What is brought owls to Athens the simple past and past participle of?
Brought owls to Athens is the simple past and past participle of bring owls to Athens.

Words near brought owls to Athens in the dictionary

  1. brought out
  2. brought out in a rash
  3. brought out of oneself
  4. brought out of the woodwork
  5. brought over
  6. brought owls to Athens
  7. brought round
  8. brought sand to the beach
  9. brought suit
  10. brought the curtain down
  11. brought the house down

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