offene Türen einrennen
German
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to push in open doors”. Compare French enfoncer des portes ouvertes and the same in most other European languages.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editoffene Türen einrennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present rennt offene Türen ein, past tense rannte offene Türen ein, past participle offene Türen eingerannt, auxiliary sein)
- to try to persuade or force someone who is already convinced; to preach to the choir