carry coals to Newcastle
carry coals to Newcastle
Prov. to do something unnecessary; to do something that is redundant or duplicative. (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other parts of England.) Mr. Smith is so rich he doesn't need any more money. To give him a gift certificate is like carrying coals to Newcastle
- to bring something of which you have much of somewhere, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is much coal)
Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.
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