scoprire l'acqua calda

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to discover hot water”. Compare French ne pas avoir inventé l’eau chaude.

Verb[edit]

scoprìre l'acqua calda (first-person singular present scòpro l'acqua calda, first-person singular past historic scoprìi l'acqua calda or scopèrsi l'acqua calda, past participle scopèrto l'acqua calda, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to present as new and original things that are well-known or banal; to reinvent the wheel; to put old wine in a new bottle
    Synonym: scoprire l'America
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