Carry-coals-to-newcastle Definition

verb

(idiomatic) To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

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Origin of Carry-coals-to-newcastle

  • Newcastle upon Tyne (in Britain) was a major coal exporting city, so sending coal there would be pointless.

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