carry coals to Newcastle

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Verb

carry coals to Newcastle

1. (idiomatic) To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

   Synonyms: bring owls to Athens

Translations

• French: porter de l'eau à la rivière
• German: Eulen nach Athen tragen; Holz in den Wald tragen; Wasser ins Meer tragen
• Italian: portare nottole ad Atene, portare civette ad Atene, portare vasi a Samo
• Portuguese: levar água ao mar, chover no molhado (literally "rain in the wet")
• Russian: е́здить в Ту́лу со свои́м самова́ром
• Spanish: llevar leña al monte

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