[DOC] [TLE] Carry coals to Newcastle - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Prov. to do something unnecessary; to do something that is redundant or 
duplicative. (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other 
parts of England.) ... To give him a gift certificate is like carrying coals to 
Newcastle. [DOC] [TLE] Take coals to Newcastle - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Prov. to do something unnecessary; to do something that is redundant or 
duplicative. (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other 
parts of England.) ... To give him a gift certificate is like carrying coals to 
Newcastle. [DOC] [TLE] Carry coals to newcastle - Dictionary.com [PAR] Carry coals to newcastle definition, 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas. ... a 
town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario. ... where its 
kind exists in great quantity. to do something wholly unnecessary. ... that would 
be like carrying coals to Newcastle, since he already has fifteen or twenty 
subscriptions.. [DOC] [TLE] carry coals to Newcastle - Wiktionary [PAR] A town in England. [PJC] {Carry coals to Newcastle} to do something utterly 
superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; from the nearness of 
Newcastle to the ... Exporting pine to Scandinavia is a bit like carrying coals to 
Newcastle  [DOC] [TLE] Coals to Newcastle and missed boats | Omniglot blog [PAR] Jan 4, 2007 ... Taking or carrying coals to Newcastle is an idiomatic expression that means 
doing something that is completely unnnecessary, pointless or superfluous. The 
German equivalent of this is Eulen nach ... of sending coals to Newcastle. Before 
that it was just like selling freezers to eskimos. Evans Knight says:. [DOC] [TLE] Carrying coals to Newcastle | Language Trainers USA Blog [PAR] Nov 10, 2008 ... "Taking" or "carrying coals to Newcastle" is an English idiom that means doing 
something completely unnecessary, pointless or superfluous. ... (to take a 
samovar to Tula)  Tula is a town where samovars were produced. [DOC] [TLE] Newcastle, Australia  Planett Traveler [PAR] Sep 20, 2015 ... ... means doing something absolutely pointless or completely superfluous. ... It's 
like saying, do you want some more useless stuff for your room Tommy? ... So 
you won't likely be carrying coals to this Newcastle, now will you? ... During the 
1830s and 1840s, this town served as the Hunter Valley's main port. [DOC] [TLE] carry coals to Newcastle...    ... [PAR] A town in England. [PJC] {Carry coals to Newcastle} to do something utterly 
superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; -- from the nearness of 
Newcastle... [DOC] [TLE] phrase requests - An idiom meaning someone's doing something ... [PAR] Apr 13, 2012 ... An idiom meaning someone's doing something useless and has no result at ..... 
However, some time ago I read something like taking coals to Newcastle. ... is 
that you're doing something unnecessary because it's superfluous or already 
done. ..... Why mention town and country of equipment manufacturer? [DOC] [TLE] ABIDIC.COM ::   carry coals to Newcastle   [PAR] 1 general:: Do or bring something superfluous or unnecessary, as in Running the 
... (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other parts of 
England.) ... To give him a gift certificate is like carrying coals to Newcastle. [DOC] [TLE] When in Rome read some place name idioms | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Jan 28, 2015 ... Why do certain locations become proverbial, and which pla. ... Carry coals to 
Newcastle ... it is already plentiful, or thus, figuratively, to do something wholly 
superfluous. ... Timbuctoo) was a real place  specifically a town in northern Mali. 
... Thanks to a colourful history that includes figures like the lawman... [DOC] [TLE] NEWCASTLE |  [PAR] Newcastle \New"cast`le\, prop. n. A town in England. [PJC] {Carry coals to 
Newcastle} to do something utterly superfluous; to do something useless or 
wasteful;... [DOC] [TLE] Russian

Question: To do something superfluous is like carrying coals to this town
Answer: Newcastle