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What does reinvent the wheel mean?

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  1. (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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We don't have to reinvent the wheel because we've seen these kinds of products before.
It is no longer viable to reinvent the wheel, create stovepipes or work apart from other agencies and jurisdictions.
If anything, they've gotten a bit crafty with the songwriting, without mucking it up by trying to reinvent the wheel.
It forces companies to reinvent the wheel, or spend time and money solving problems already solved in the past.
There is no need to reinvent the wheel each time. We can take advantage of the experience of others, as we are doing more and more.
The natural tendency of technicians to reinvent the wheel would have generated more problems than solutions.

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