Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
coals-to-newcastle
idiom
/ˌkoʊlz tə ˈnjuːˌkæsəl/
Definition
To do something that is unnecessary or redundant.
Examples
- Bringing a new coffee machine to a cafe is like taking coals to Newcastle.
- She felt that giving them more free pens was simply coals-to-Newcastle since they already had plenty.
Meaning
The phrase implies providing something that is already abundant in a particular place.
Synonyms
- superfluous
- unnecessary
- redundant
