carry/take coals to Newcastle
UKto supply something to a place or person that already has a lot of that particular thing:
Exporting pine to Scandinavia seems like carrying coals to Newcastle.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving, providing and supplying
- accommodate
- accord
- administer
- administration
- assignment
- award
- deliver
- hand sth around
- hand sth back
- hand sth in
- hand sth out
- hand sth over
- invest
- lay
- spare
- step
- step forward
- supplier
- supply
- supply chain
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Too much and unnecessary