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reinvent the wheel verb

  /ˌɹiːɪnˌvɛnt ðə ˈ(h)wiːl/
  • (idiomatic) To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.
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