take coals to newcastle

English - Turkish

Definition of take coals to newcastle in English Turkish dictionary: gereksiz yere eşya götürmek; denize su taşımak; k. dili, bak. carry coals to Newcastle

English - English

Definition of take coals to newcastle in English English dictionary: take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica)
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)

take coals to newcastle

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take coals to New·cas·tle

teyk kōlz tı nukäsıl

/ˈtāk ˈkōlz tə ˈno͞oˌkasəl/ /ˈteɪk ˈkoʊlz tə ˈnuːˌkæsəl/

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