idiom
reinvent the wheel
ree-in-VENT the WEEL
ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt ðə wiːlListen
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Syllable breakdown
reinventthewheel
Dictionary meaning
waste time doing something that has already been done perfectly well; duplicate unnecessary effort rather than building on existing solutions
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