a shortened
form of carry coals to (into) Newcastle, engage in some
action that is completely unnecessary, throwing away or wasting one's
labor. Newcastle is a city in the center of a great coal-mining
area of
England and thus taking coal there would be useless, foolish and a waste of
time and
effort.
-see NEWCASTLE, COALS TO.
a shortened
form of carry coals to (into) Newcastle, engage in some
action that is completely unnecessary, throwing away or wasting one's
labor. Newcastle is a city in the center of a great coal-mining
area of
England and thus taking coal there would be useless, foolish and a waste of
time and
effort.