# preach to the choir

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/preach-to-the-choir
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To speak as if to convince a person or group of something they already believe.

## Examples

- You're preaching to the choir — I already agree with you.
- He spent ten minutes explaining why recycling matters, but he was preaching to the choir at that green conference.
- The politician's passionate speech about tax reform fell flat, for she was preaching to the choir in a room full of economists who had proposed the very same policy years ago.

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