Choose the meaning of the idiom "carry coals to Newcastle".

to do something unnecessaryCorrect answerYour answerto work in a coal mineCorrect answerYour answerto travel abroadCorrect answerYour answerto help the poorCorrect answerYour answer

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Newcastle was famous for coal, so carrying coal there is taking something where it is already plentiful: an unnecessary act.

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Work in a coal mine takes the words literally.

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Choose the meaning of the idiom "carry coals to Newcastle".

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