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carry owls to Athens

carry owls to Athens is the alternative form 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

Forms of carry owls to Athens

third-person singular presentcarries owls to Athens
present participlecarrying owls to Athens
past participlecarried owls to Athens
pastcarried owls to Athens

Questions about carry owls to Athens

What is carry owls to Athens the alternative form of?
Carry owls to Athens is the alternative form of bring owls to Athens.

Words near carry owls to Athens in the dictionary

  1. carry one's weight
  2. carry oneself
  3. carry out
  4. carry out one's bat
  5. carry over
  6. carry owls to Athens
  7. carry someone's water
  8. carry the ball
  9. carry the bat
  10. carry the can
  11. carry the day

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