"take coals to Newcastle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes coals to Newcastle [present, singular, third-person], taking coals to Newcastle [participle, present], took coals to Newcastle [past], taken coals to Newcastle [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> coals to Newcastle}} take coals to Newcastle (third-person singular simple present takes coals to Newcastle, present participle taking coals to Newcastle, simple past took coals to Newcastle, past participle taken coals to Newcastle)
  1. Synonym of carry coals to Newcastle Synonyms: carry coals to Newcastle [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-take_coals_to_Newcastle-en-verb-m5VgZP6I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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