repeated

history repeats itself

Said when something that has happened in the past recurs in the present. Can be used in the negative to mean the opposite. And, once again, I got dumped. History repeats itself. The home team has lost their last three game sevens, so I bet they're hoping that history doesn't repeat itself tonight.
See also: history, itself, repeat

repeat (oneself)

To repeat what one has previously done or stated. Be sure to take detailed notes, because I will not repeat myself. People surprised at the sudden shift in public opinion would do well to remember that history tends to repeat itself.
See also: repeat

repeat after me

Once I say something, please repeat it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "repeat" and "after," specifying what is to be repeated. A: "Repeat after me: I solemnly swear." B: "I solemnly swear." Please repeat the vows after me.
See also: after, repeat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

History repeats itself.

Prov. The same kinds of events seem to happen over and over. It seems that history is about to repeat itself for that poor country; it is about to be invaded again. Alan: The country is headed for an economic depression. Jane: How do you know? Alan: History repeats itself. The conditions now are just like the conditions before the last major depression.
See also: history, itself, repeat
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • history repeats itself
  • (not) give a toss
  • (not) give a fig
  • (not) care a fig
  • (not) care a toss
  • (not) care a hoot
  • (not) give two hoots
  • (not) care two hoots
  • a leg to stand on
  • the done thing
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The second section discusses grade repetition in preschool and early schooling, and the third section discusses one group of students more often repeated: boys.
Although sprint is a congenital skill, especially repeated sprint can be improved by training.
This Q-Probes study was designed to determine the proportion of repeated critical results, the proportion of repeated results that still met the criteria for a critical result, the proportion of repeated results that were significantly different from the original result, and the median time between the initial and repeated test result for multiple laboratories that repeat at least some critical values.
Therefore, contraceptive failure cannot be inferred and discontinuation rates are not captured, both of which represent major risk factors for repeated unintended pregnancy and thus abortion (1,2).
If pressure is above 21mmHg in either eye and there is a suspicious visual field defect, then the pressure should be repeated initially with applanation tonometry (ideally immediately following the sight test).
To preserve from destruction and for convenient work on site the repeat station has a concrete square plate (side of 2.5 metres) and non-magnetic direction column located in 1-1.5 metre from repeated station which indicates Latvian Geospatial Information Agency contacts.
In general, a repeat-sampling QC strategy can be defined by 4 design parameters: the number of control samples tested in the initial sample, the QC rules applied to the initial QC sample results, the number of control samples tested if a repeat sample is obtained, and the QC rules applied to the repeated QC sample results to decide acceptance or rejection.
Q What would you consider a significant delta regarding sodium on repeated analysis of a patient's specimen?
This study compared the fat metabolism between "a single bout of prolonged exercise" and "repeated bouts of exercise" of equivalent exercise intensity and total exercise duration.
Repeating patterns contain a discernable unit of repeat; that is, "the pattern has a cyclic structure that can be generated by the repeated application of a smaller portion of the pattern" (Liljedahl, 2004, p.
And if that wasn't bad enough some of the shows broadcasted earlier in the week are repeated just a few days later like pop show Two Sounds: Other Voices.
Tina has used very bold lines, repeated shapes, and contrasting patterns in her work.
With repeated patterns of uninterrupted tension, our feet get tired and sore, thus creating stress throughout the entire body.
There is a handy free tool available on the Internet that can scan a selection of text and calculate how many times certain ones are repeated. While it doesn't solve the problem, it at least alerts writers that they should give some attention to finding alternatives.
The following exercise should be repeated ten times in each direction, holding the gaze for a few seconds in each corner.