carry coals to Newcastle

成語所屬單字coal

carry coals to Newcastle — 慣用語

1. To bring something to a place where it is already plentiful, so the action is po

1.慣用語
釋義

多此一舉

To bring something to a place where it is already plentiful, so the action is pointless or wasteful.

例句

Sending a pizza delivery menu to a restaurant that already serves pizza is like carrying coals to Newcastle.

Teaching a violin master class to the Berlin Philharmonic would be carrying coals to Newcastle.