'It's like taking coal to Newcastle.'

Newcastle is a city in the North East of England where a lot of coal used to be produced.
The phrase to take coals to Newcastle means to take something unnecessary to a place where there is already a lot of this. If I took a bag of sand into the desert, or if I took some ice to the North Pole, it would be like taking coals to Newcastle.

Do you see now? Hmmm?

Cole.

Posted By: jafski, May 11, 13:07:57