bring coals to newcastle

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English - English
{f} take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica)
coals to Newcastle
A pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance

No more coals to Newcastle, no more Hoares to Paris.

coals to Newcastle
something brought unnecessarily to an area where the thing is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica)
bring coals to newcastle

    Hyphenation

    bring coals to New·cas·tle

    Turkish pronunciation

    brîng kōlz tı nukäsıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbrəɴɢ ˈkōlz tə ˈno͞oˌkasəl/ /ˈbrɪŋ ˈkoʊlz tə ˈnuːˌkæsəl/
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