单词 | preach to the converted |
释义 | preach to the convertedTry to convince someone who is already convinced, as in Why tell me smoking is bad when I gave it up years ago? You're preaching to the converted. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby preach to the convertedpreacher, preacher curl, preachify, preaching, preachment, preach to the converted, preachy, preacquisition profit, pre-Adamite, preadapt, preadaptation The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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