Reinvent the wheel

 Meaning:

• When you reinvent the wheel, you discover how to do something that has already been discovered.

Example sentence:

Don't waste your energy, John. You're only reinventing the wheel. We've already got twenty fast food restaurants here.



Questions for you to answer:

1. Have you ever tried to reinvent the wheel? What was it?
2. Do you think it is possible to reinvent the wheel and still be successful?
3. Can you think of an example of reinventing the wheel which finally became even more successful than the 'original wheel'?