old story, an

old story

Something that is not new or happens repeatedly. A CEO of a financial firm found guilty of fraud? It's an old story at this point. They always think they'll get away with it, too. Oh yeah, his crappy behavior when he's been drinking is an old story. We all just tend to avoid going out to bars with him.

old story, an

A common occurrence or excuse. For example, Karen's mood swings are an old story. [c. 1700] Also see same old story.

词组	old story, an
释义	old story, an old story Something that is not new or happens repeatedly. A CEO of a financial firm found guilty of fraud? It's an old story at this point. They always think they'll get away with it, too. Oh yeah, his crappy behavior when he's been drinking is an old story. We all just tend to avoid going out to bars with him. See also: old, story Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. old story, an A common occurrence or excuse. For example, Karen's mood swings are an old story. [c. 1700] Also see same old story. See also: old The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: catch a tiger by the tail the blame for (something) whitewash whitewash, a cook the books cook the accounts blame for blame for (something) blamed crush it
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