CARRY, TAKE, ETC. COALS TO NEWCASTLE


Meaning of CARRY, TAKE, ETC. COALS TO NEWCASTLE in English

( BrE ) to take goods to a place where there are already plenty of them; to supply sth where it is not needed

ORIGIN: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the north of England, was once an important coal-mining centre.

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