Idioms

carry coals to Newcastle
to bring something of which you have much of somewhere, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is much coal)
Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.

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  • carry on
  • carry out (something) or carry (something) out
  • carry over (something) or carry (something) over
  • carry the ball
  • carry the day
  • carry the torch
  • carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders
  • carry through with (something)
  • cash cow
  • cash in (something) or cash (something) in
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  • tie the knot
  • quite a lot
  • out of the running
  • by a hair
  • truth will out
  • take it away
  • check in (to a motel/hotel)
  • get around
  • out of character
  • off the top of one's head


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