C2idiomcommunicationIELTS-friendly
preach to the converted
USUK
to try to persuade people who already agree with you
Usually '-ing': 'you're preaching to the converted'. American English says 'preach to the choir'.
In context
Telling this audience to recycle is preaching to the converted; they're all environmental activists.
You don't need to sell me on cycling to work. You're preaching to the converted.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue