I was talking with a friend who mentioned “taking tea to India”. It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. “Taking coals to Newcastle” is the UK’s.
I was talking with a friend who mentioned “taking tea to India”. It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. “Taking coals to Newcastle” is the UK’s.
Same in Czech. Nosit dříví do lesa.
For the second one we have “z hovna bič neupleteš” = you can’t weave a whip out of a shit.
We have the same about a shit whip – „z gówna bata nie ukręcisz”