invent the wheel

1. see reinvent the wheel.

Example Sentences

No, Kamen didn’t invent the wheel, but people far smarter than I who have seen Ginger believe that people will talk about Kamen the way they once talked about Henry Ford.

From Slate

Day 1 was about getting some basic offense and defense installed — "trying to invent the wheel will not work," Popovich said — and establishing how the Americans want to play.

From Fox News

Day 1 was about getting some basic offense and defense installed — “trying to invent the wheel will not work,” Popovich said — and establishing how the Americans want to play.

From Seattle Times

But why is every business being forced to invent the wheel on their own?

From Washington Post

"We didn't have to invent the wheel if someone else had one," she says.

From BBC