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ID: #16464
Question
'To carry coal to new castle' means -
Options
1
To carry coal to New Zealand
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2
To carry coal where there are no coal
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3
To take things where they are already plentiful
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4
To take things where they are mostly needed.
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Explanation
The idiom is 'carrying coals to Newcastle'. Since Newcastle was a major coal-producing center, bringing coal there was pointless. It means doing something superfluous.