preach to the choir

preach to the choir
Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.

Jay Branegan says each side will be preaching to the choir. "Democrats will make the argument thats been successful with their base . . . [that] Republicans are merely helping the rich."

Syn: preach to the converted

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  • preach to the choir — (or the converted) advocate something to people who already share one s convictions about its merits or importance * * * preach to the choir see ↑preach • • • Main Entry: ↑choir preach to the choir (chiefly US) (or preach to the converted) : to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • preach to the choir — to talk about something with a group of people who already agree with you. I realized that all I was doing was preaching to the choir the men who really need to hear about this don t come to these groups …   New idioms dictionary

  • preach to the choir/preach to the converted — tell people who already know the message, talk to the wrong audience,    When I complained to the class about students who were absent, Ed reminded me that I was preaching to the choir! …   English idioms

  • preach to the choir — try hard to convince someone of something they already believe …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preach — [ pritʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to talk about a religious subject at a religious meeting, especially in church: preach a sermon: The Reverend Hugh McKeag preached the sermon. preach to: That afternoon he preached to three… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • The Sean Hannity Show — is an American radio show hosted by conservative commentator Sean Hannity on ABC Radio Networks and Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity is noted for his opening line to callers in which he greets them with the line you re a great American. The… …   Wikipedia

  • preach — verb a) Give a sermon. b) Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner. See Also: practice what you preach, preach to the choir, preach to the converted …   Wiktionary

  • preach — [pri:tʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: prechier, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin dicare to say publicly ] 1.) [I and T] to talk about a religious subject in a public place, especially in a church during a service preach to ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • The Carthusian Order —     The Carthusian Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carthusian Order     The name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia, of which the English charterhouse is a corruption. For the foundation of the order see the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Rosary —     The Rosary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rosary     I. IN THE WESTERN CHURCH      The Rosary , says the Roman Breviary, is a certain form of prayer wherein we say fifteen decades or tens of Hail Marys with an Our Father between each ten,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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