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MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

Eulen nach Athen tragen

carry coals to Newcastle; do something superfluous

IN CONTEXT

Ihm einen weiteren Kochkurs zu schenken hieße Eulen nach Athen zu tragen; schließlich gibt er selbst seit Jahren welche.

Giving him yet another cooking course would be like carrying coals to Newcastle; after all, he has been teaching them himself for years.

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