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Значение идиомы carry coals to Newcastle
[carry coals to Newcastle] {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty.
The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle.
Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a cold.
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- Bum in need of food One afternoon, a man was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two men eating grass by the road side. He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate. “Why are you eating grass?”, he asked one man. “We don’t have any money for food.”, The poor man replied. […]...
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- Фразовый глагол carry over – перевод и значение, пример использования Фразовый глагол: carry over Перевод: продолжать вплоть до и после какого-либо момента, места, и т. п. Пример: The meeting carried over into lunch time. После обеда собрание все продолжалось....