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Fool's errand

(Posting by banned user removed. – Fut.Perf. 17:07, 4 September 2020 (UTC)) reply

Are you looking for specifically a phrase in the form of "carrying X to Y" or are you looking for general phrases meaning "pointless exercises/fool's errands"? -- Jayron 32 16:29, 4 September 2020 (UTC) reply
If it's the former, perhaps "selling ice to Eskimos" is the one you are thinking of? -- Jayron 32 16:30, 4 September 2020 (UTC) reply
Difficult two answer an invisible query, but we have an article Coals to Newcastle. -- Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM ( talk) 18:04, 4 September 2020 (UTC) reply
And of course owls to Athens, which simply sounds much nicer. Temerarius ( talk) 02:34, 5 September 2020 (UTC) reply
And was mentioned in the original post before it was removed. -- Khajidha ( talk) 17:04, 5 September 2020 (UTC) reply
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Language desk
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September 4 Information

Fool's errand

(Posting by banned user removed. – Fut.Perf. 17:07, 4 September 2020 (UTC)) reply

Are you looking for specifically a phrase in the form of "carrying X to Y" or are you looking for general phrases meaning "pointless exercises/fool's errands"? -- Jayron 32 16:29, 4 September 2020 (UTC) reply
If it's the former, perhaps "selling ice to Eskimos" is the one you are thinking of? -- Jayron 32 16:30, 4 September 2020 (UTC) reply
Difficult two answer an invisible query, but we have an article Coals to Newcastle. -- Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM ( talk) 18:04, 4 September 2020 (UTC) reply
And of course owls to Athens, which simply sounds much nicer. Temerarius ( talk) 02:34, 5 September 2020 (UTC) reply
And was mentioned in the original post before it was removed. -- Khajidha ( talk) 17:04, 5 September 2020 (UTC) reply

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