llevar leña al monte

Language: es

Meanings:

1.
SpainLatin Americaidiomaticcolloquial
- To do something unnecessary or redundant; to bring something to a place where it is already abundant.
- To make an effort or contribution that is pointless because it duplicates what is already available.

Examples:

ES: Es como llevar leña al monte.
EN: Coals to Newcastle.
ES: ¿Sacos de arena en el desierto? es como llevar leña al monte, Sr Cheyne.
EN: [chuckling]

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