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take coals to Newcastle

take coals to Newcastle verb: synonym of carry coals to Newcastle.

Verb

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 of take coals to Newcastle

Forms of take coals to Newcastle

third-person singular presenttakes coals to Newcastle
present participletaking coals to Newcastle
pasttook coals to Newcastle
past participletaken coals to Newcastle

Questions about take coals to Newcastle

What does take coals to Newcastle mean?
Take coals to Newcastle means synonym of carry coals to Newcastle.
What part of speech is take coals to Newcastle?
Take coals to Newcastle is a verb.
What is the past tense of take coals to Newcastle?
The past tense of take coals to Newcastle is took coals to Newcastle.

Words near take coals to Newcastle in the dictionary

  1. take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
  2. take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
  3. take care of yourself
  4. take charge
  5. take check
  6. take coals to Newcastle
  7. take cold
  8. take command
  9. take control
  10. take courage
  11. take cover

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