carry coals to newcastle

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von carry coals to newcastle im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

tereciye tere satmak

k. dili tereciye tere satmak

(deyim) havanda su dövmek

Relevante Übersetzungen

carry coals to

{k} tereciye tere satmak

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von carry coals to newcastle im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To do something that is unneeded or redundant

take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica)

Relevante Übersetzungen

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)

Silbentrennung

car·ry coals to New·cas·tle

Türkische aussprache

käri kōlz tı nukäsıl

Aussprache

/ˈkarē ˈkōlz tə ˈno͞oˌkasəl/ /ˈkæriː ˈkoʊlz tə ˈnuːˌkæsəl/

Etymologie

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