chover no molhado

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to rain on wet”.

Verb[edit]

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)
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