Carrying Firewood to the Forest
Instead of our phrase ‘to carry coals to Newcastle’, Latin has the altogether more delightful ad silvam ligna ferre, i.e. ‘to carry logs [or firewood] to the forest’. Does anyone know the Greek equivalent?
Instead of our phrase ‘to carry coals to Newcastle’, Latin has the altogether more delightful ad silvam ligna ferre, i.e. ‘to carry logs [or firewood] to the forest’. Does anyone know the Greek equivalent?