wyważać otwarte drzwi

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, to prise [an] open door. Compare French enfoncer des portes ouvertes.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɨˈva.ʐat͡ɕ ɔtˈfar.tɛ dʐvi/
  • (file)

Verb edit

wyważać otwarte drzwi impf (perfective wyważyć otwarte drzwi)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to preach to the choir
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to state the obvious
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) to reinvent the wheel
    Near-synonyms: odkrywać Amerykę, wynajdywać koło na nowo

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