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Russian Dictionary Word Meaning of в Тулу со своим самоваром

1.1 coals to Newcastle; (to do) something pointless

Part of Speech - Russian Dictionary word в Тулу со своим самоваром

в Тулу со своим самоваром is a Phrase. A group of related words functioning as a single unit in a sentence

Russian Dictionary Examples of Usage of в Тулу со своим самоваром

1.1 И колле́ги удивлённо пожима́ют плеча́ми: В Ту́лу со свои́м самова́ром?
In English: And your colleagues shrug their shoulders in surprise: with your own samovar to Tula?

Russian Dictionary Word Forms of в Тулу со своим самоваром

1. в Ту́лу со свои́м самова́ром (canonical)
2. v Túlu so svoím samovárom (romanization)

History of в Тулу со своим самоваром

Literally, "(going) to Tula with your own samovar"; compare to owls to Athens and coals to Newcastle. The phrase derives from the fact that Tula is well-known for samovars. The phrase was coined by Chekhov.

Russian Dictionary Prnounciation of в Тулу со своим самоваром

[ˈf‿tuɫʊ sə‿svɐˈim səmɐˈvarəm]