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