كيف تنطق "coals to newcastle"

expression

KOHLZ tuh noo-KA-suhl

KUHLZ tuh NYOO-KAH-suhl

التعريف

An idiom meaning to do something pointless or unnecessary because it is already well supplied, like bringing coal to a place famous for coal.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkoʊɫz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈnuˌkæsəɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈəʊlz/ /tˈuː/ /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩

أمريكي

KOHLZ tuh noo-KA-suhl

بريطاني

KUHLZ tuh NYOO-KAH-suhl

Bringing coals to Newcastle means doing something pointless.

Giving bread to a bakery is like sending coals to Newcastle.

You don’t need to buy more pens; it would be coals to Newcastle.

Trying to sell ice in Antarctica is just coals to Newcastle.