carry coals to Newcastle

短语

做徒劳多余的事

发音

AU

词形变化

carried coals to Newcastle carries coals to Newcastle 三单 carries coals to Newcastle carrying coals to Newcastle carrying coals to Newcastle 现在分词 carried coals to Newcastle 过去式 carried coals to Newcastle 过去分词

别名

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

    多此一举

    脱裤子放屁

    夯枷

    无枷夯交椅

    习语

词源

Newcastle upon Tyne (in England) was a major coal-exporting city, so sending coal there would be pointless.

来源：wiktionary