push against an open door
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- To expend effort on an action that is unnecessary because the situation is already receptive or favourable.
- To attempt to accomplish something that requires little or no resistance, making the effort redundant.
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- To pursue a course of action that is superfluous because the desired outcome has essentially already been achieved or accepted.
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