"bring sand to the beach" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings sand to the beach [present, singular, third-person], bringing sand to the beach [participle, present], brought sand to the beach [participle, past], brought sand to the beach [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> sand to the beach}} bring sand to the beach (third-person singular simple present brings sand to the beach, present participle bringing sand to the beach, simple past and past participle brought sand to the beach)
  1. To take something to a place where it is already plentiful. Related terms: coals to Newcastle
    Sense id: en-bring_sand_to_the_beach-en-verb-05LekOXu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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