brings owls to Athens

A form of bring owls to Athens — To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bring owls to Athens
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