enfoncer des portes ouvertes

== French == === Alternative forms === enfoncer une porte ouverte === Etymology === Literally, “to push in open doors”. Compare Italian sfondare una porta aperta, German offene Türen einrennen, Russian ломи́ться в откры́тую дверь (lomítʹsja v otkrýtuju dverʹ), and the same in most other European languages. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se de pɔʁ.t‿u.vɛʁt/ === Verb === enfoncer des portes ouvertes (figuratively) to state the obvious as though it were new or controversial; to try to force or persuade someone who is already convinced; ≈ to preach to the choir ==== Derived terms ==== enfonceur de portes ouvertes enfonceuse de portes ouvertes ==== See also ==== lapalissade truisme prêcher un convaincu