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词汇 reinvent-the-wheel
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reinvent the wheel


idiom
to waste time trying to create something that someone else has already created重复发明;无谓地重复;浪费时间做无用功
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But what if nobody in history ever reinvented the wheel? 
Sometimes, it is a good idea to reinvent the wheel. 

reinvent the wheel | American Dictionary


reinvent the wheel


idiom
to waste time learning how to do something when it is already known how to do it:
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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