take coals to Newcastle

verb

Synonym of carry coals to Newcastle.

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carry coals to Newcastle
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Meanings

verbtake coals to Newcastle (third-person singular simple present takes coals to Newcastle, present participle taking coals to Newcastle, simple past took coals to Newcastle, past participle taken coals to Newcastle)

present singular third person takes coals to Newcastle · participle present taking coals to Newcastle · past took coals to Newcastle · participle past taken coals to Newcastle

  1. Synonym of carry coals to Newcastle.

    Synonyms: carry coals to Newcastle

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of carry coals to Newcastle.

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carry coals to Newcastle
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APA

take coals to Newcastle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20coals%20to%20Newcastle

MLA

“take coals to Newcastle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20coals%20to%20Newcastle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take coals to Newcastle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20coals%20to%20Newcastle.

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