it's like carrying coals to Newcastle

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• carry coals to Newcastle — To take a thing where it is already most abundant • • • Main Entry: ↑coal * * * carry/take/coals to Newcastle british phrase to supply something to a place or person when they do not need it because they have a lot of it already Thesaurus …   Useful english dictionary

• carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• carry coals to Newcastle — carry/take coals to Newcastle British to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already. Exporting pine to Scandinavia is a bit like carrying coals to Newcastle …   New idioms dictionary

• take coals to Newcastle — carry/take coals to Newcastle British to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already. Exporting pine to Scandinavia is a bit like carrying coals to Newcastle …   New idioms dictionary

• Newcastle, New South Wales — This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. For the local government area, see City of Newcastle. Newcastle New South Wales Central Newcastle to …   Wikipedia

• History of Newcastle upon Tyne — The history of Newcastle upon Tyne dates back almost 2,000 years, during which it has been controlled by the Romans, the Saxons and the Danes amongst others. Originally known by its Roman name Pons Aelius , the name Newcastle has been used since… …   Wikipedia

• New|cas|tle — «NOO KAS uhl, KAHS ; NYOO », noun.carry coals to Newcastle, a) to do something unnecessary; waste one s time, effort, resources, or talents: »At first sight it seems like carrying coals to Newcastle…when the impressive logic of senior…officials… …   Useful english dictionary

• Owls to Athens —   Author(s) H. N. Turteltaub …   Wikipedia

• Greek drachma — ελληνική δραχμή (Greek) Modern drachma coins …   Wikipedia

• Oxhide ingot — Oxhide ingots are metal slabs, usually of copper but sometimes of tin, produced and widely distributed during the Mediterranean Late Bronze Age (LBA). Their shape resembles the hide of an ox with a protruding handle in each of the ingot’s four… …   Wikipedia