Washing A Pig With Soap

Washing a pig with soap is to lose time and soap.

Lavar puercos con jabón es perder tiempo y jabón.

~ Spanish Proverb

Literal translation: “Washing a pig with soap is to lose time and soap.”

English equivalent: “Carry coals to Newcastle”

Meaning:
Some things we do are simply a waste of time.

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