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preaching to the choir
Isn't this one fun? It means that you are telling it to people who are already convinced. Is it very old? Is it Southern?
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OED2's entry for "preach" has this: c. Phr. to preach to the converted: to commend an opinion to those who already assent to it. 1867 Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. (ed. 3) xiv. 319 Dr. M'Cosh is...
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The Dutch form is "voor eigen parochie preken"; preaching to (his) own parish.
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