Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,037,146,917 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

reinvent the wheel
(redirected from reinvent)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.06 sec.
reinvent the wheel
to waste time trying to develop products or systems that you think are original when in fact they have already been done before. Why reinvent the wheel when there are drugs already on the market that are effective?
See also: wheel


reinvent the wheel
to discover how to do something that has already been discovered. We've had a lot of experience with disasters, and don't have to reinvent the wheel every time something happens.
See also: wheel

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Idioms browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Idioms and phrases
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.