chover no molhado

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to rain on wet.

Verb

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chover no molhado (first-person singular present chovo no molhado, first-person singular preterite chovi no molhado, past participle chovido no molhado)

  1. (idiomatic) to carry coals to Newcastle (do something unneeded or redundant)