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took coals to Newcastle

took coals to Newcastle is the simple past of take coals to Newcastle.

Meaning of take 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.

Questions about took coals to Newcastle

What is took coals to Newcastle the simple past of?
Took coals to Newcastle is the simple past of take coals to Newcastle.

Words near took coals to Newcastle in the dictionary

  1. took care
  2. took care of
  3. took care of business
  4. took charge
  5. took check
  6. took coals to Newcastle
  7. took cold
  8. took command
  9. took control
  10. took courage
  11. took cover

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