Matching Pairs Technology IdiomsOnline version Find out the meaning of these idioms related to technology, inventions and future. by Míriam Tomàs 1 Do something again, from the beginning, especially in a needless or inefficient effort. 2 When new ideas or products are tested on someone. 3 To continue to work well over a long period of time or to remain popular or respected for a long time. 4 To become realistic; to become alert of what is going on around one. 5 To do something differently, after it has been done in the same way for a long time. 6 Rarely, once in a very long time. 7 To change your ideas or behaviour as the world or the situation changes. 8 If you say that, you mean that it’s obvious. 9 To try to return to the past 10 To explain something to someone in a very complicated way, in order to impress them rather than help them understand. Break the mould To turn back the clock Come down to earth Move with the times Once in a blue moon It doesn't take a rocket scientist Be somebody's guinea pig Reinvent the wheel Blind someone with science Stand the test of time