CARRY, TAKE, ETC. COALS TO NEWCASTLE - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
carry, take, etc. coals to Newcastle (phrase)
Giải nghĩa:
To do something that is unnecessary because it exists or has been done before
Ví dụ:
Guidebooks are giving advice on where to buy tea in China - it's like carrying coals to Newcastle!
Cách sử dụng
The expression "carry, take, etc. coals to Newcastle" means to do something pointless or unnecessary. It comes from a time when the city of Newcastle in England was famous for producing huge amounts of coal, and it didn't make sense to bring more coal to a place that already had so much of it. So, if someone says you are carrying coals to Newcastle, they mean you are doing something that is unnecessary or redundant.
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