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Idiom-Monday #23 Let's not reinvent the wheel

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Here's an idiom for you to try out this week in your daily speaking practice!

This phrase can be used with 'let's not' or 'we don't need to' or 'there's no point reinventing...' and means; there is no need to invent / come up with / design something completely new on this occasion, and it's better to keep it simple / use what is already there.


In other words, to waste time learning how to do something when it is already known how to do it.

Let’s have a look at some examples:

With so many tools and resources available to business owners and managers, it is certainly true that you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time you are faced with a new business challenge.
We don't need to reinvent the wheel, we just need to hire someone who already knows how to make the system work.

 
 
 

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