Meaning of preach to the choir | Babel Free
Definitions
To speak as if to convince a person or group of something they already believe.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
offene Türen einrennen
Español
hablar a Noé de lluvia
Suomi
puhua uskovaisille
Italiano
sfondare una porta aperta
日本語
釈迦に説法
Polski
wyważać otwarte drzwi
Português
pregar aos convertidos
Русский
ломи́ться в откры́тую дверь
Examples
“Jay Branegan says each side will be preaching to the choir. "Democrats will make the argument that's been successful with their base […] [that] Republicans are merely helping the rich."”
“It hardly needs saying that converting a Tory in a swingable “blue wall” constituency is electorally far more valuable than preaching to the choir in a Labour stronghold.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.