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Acabar de descubrir que el agua mojaAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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November 08, 2012, 11:28 AM
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Acabar de descubrir que el agua moja
Is this just a funny way of saying to discover what everyone has always known, or is it a saying.
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November 08, 2012, 11:57 AM
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It is funny....never heard it before.
I take it as "Duh! Everyone knows that!".
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November 08, 2012, 05:26 PM
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To re-invent the wheel?
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November 08, 2012, 06:01 PM
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Yes.
It can also be used sarcastically, wanting to denote that someone is slow. |
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November 09, 2012, 12:55 AM
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Yes, like "descubrir la sopa de ajo" (a estas alturas)
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November 09, 2012, 09:26 AM
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November 11, 2012, 06:40 PM
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Like the cowboy who used to crawl under the saloon doors until he found out they swing both ways?
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November 11, 2012, 10:11 PM
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