Idiom
not invented here
Meaning
Invented outside one's own organization (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They reject good ideas because of the not invented here syndrome.”
“The team refused to use the superior software simply because of a not invented here attitude.”
“Management ignored the efficient external solution, demonstrating a classic case of not invented here that ultimately stalled the project's progress.”
Examples
simple
“They reject good ideas because of the not invented here syndrome.”
contextual
“The team refused to use the superior software simply because of a not invented here attitude.”
complex
“Management ignored the efficient external solution, demonstrating a classic case of not invented here that ultimately stalled the project's progress.”
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