push against an open door in English

Audio: En-au-push against an open door.ogg

[Australia] Forms: pushes against an open door [present, singular, third-person], pushing against an open door [participle, present], pushed against an open door [participle, past], pushed against an open door [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push against an open door (third-person singular simple present pushes against an open door, present participle pushing against an open door, simple past and past participle pushed against an open door)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "pushes against an open door",
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        "To do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done."
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        "(idiomatic) To do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done."
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          "word": "preach to the choir"
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          "word": "preach to the converted"
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"push against an open door" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms