Idiom
kick at an open door
Meaning
To carry out a redundant activity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You are kicking at an open door by arguing for that change.”
“Everyone already agrees with your proposal, so you are just kicking at an open door.”
“By campaigning for reforms that the board had already approved, the activist was merely kicking at an open door.”
Examples
simple
“You are kicking at an open door by arguing for that change.”
contextual
“Everyone already agrees with your proposal, so you are just kicking at an open door.”
complex
“By campaigning for reforms that the board had already approved, the activist was merely kicking at an open door.”
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