"chover no molhado" meaning in Portuguese

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Verb

Forms: chovo no molhado [first-person, present, singular], chovi no molhado [first-person, preterite, singular], chovido no molhado [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to rain on wet”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to rain on wet}} “to rain on wet”, {{lit|to rain on wet}} Literally, “to rain on wet” Head templates: {{pt-verb}} chover no molhado (first-person singular present chovo no molhado, first-person singular preterite chovi no molhado, past participle chovido no molhado)
  1. (idiomatic) to carry coals to Newcastle (do something unneeded or redundant) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-chover_no_molhado-pt-verb-AzQgXi4z Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header
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