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carry coals to Newcastle
Language:
Meanings:
1.
UK
English (general)
formal
idiomatic
To do something redundant or superfluous by bringing or supplying to a place something that is already abundant there.
To perform an unnecessary or pointless action because the recipient already has or produces a surplus of the item in question.
Examples:
EN:
To teach English in England is to carry coals to Newcastle, and it's ill-paid.
ES:
Enseñar inglés en Inglaterra es como llevar carbón a las minas de Newcastle y está muy mal pagado.
EN:
Why did you carry coals to Newcastle in the first place?
ID:
Kenapa tidak kamu serahkan sejak awal?
EN:
To teach English in England is to carry coals to Newcastle, and it's ill-paid.
ES:
Enseñar inglés en Inglaterra es como llevar carbón a las minas de Newcastle y está muy mal pagado.
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