单词 | carry, take, etc. coals to Newcastle |
释义 | ● carry , take , etc . coals to ˈNewcastle (BrE ) to take goods to a place where there are already plenty of them ; to supply sth where it is not needed 多此一举ORIGINNewcastle -upon -Tyne , in the north of England , was once an important coal -mining centre .英格兰北部泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔曾是重要的煤矿开采中心。See also coal |
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