carry 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

verbcarry owls to Athens (third-person singular simple present carries owls to Athens, present participle carrying owls to Athens, simple past and past participle carried owls to Athens)

present singular third person carries owls to Athens · participle present carrying owls to Athens · participle past carried owls to Athens · past carried owls to Athens

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bring owls to Athens.
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APA

carry owls to Athens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carry%20owls%20to%20Athens

MLA

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Chicago

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