reinvent the wheel
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reinvent the wheel
- /ˌɹiːɪnˌvɛnt ðə ˈ(h)wiːl/ US, UK
verb reinvents the wheel · reinventing the wheel · reinvented the wheel
- To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists. The trading of information so that people need not reinvent the wheel.
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verb do work unnecessarily
| Español | descubrir el agua tibia |
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| 日本語 | 車輪の再発明 sharin-no saihatsumei |
| 中文 | 做無用功 /做无用功 zuò wúyònggōng, 重新發明輪子 /重新发明轮子 chóngxīn fāmíng lúnzi |
| Português | reinventar a roda, inventar a roda |
| Français | réinventer la roue |
| Deutsch | das Rad neu erfinden |
| Italiano | scoprire l'acqua calda |
| Română | reinventa roata |
| Русский | изобрета́ть велосипе́д izobretátʹ velosipéd |
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