same old thing

same old thing

The same thing that is always done or that always happens. It often implies that such a thing is boring or monotonous. We always sit around and do the same old thing on Fridays. Let's go out this week. A: "What are you doing this summer?" B: "Same old thing—loading up the car and heading to the beach."
See also: old, same, thing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • same o ' same o '
  • same o’ same o’
  • same ol' same ol'
  • same old same old
  • SOSO
  • as always
  • it was ever so
  • twa
  • it was ever thus
  • thus
References in periodicals archive
And speaking of the same old thing, you should take a look at that stuff, too.
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"We will eat the same old thing, fall asleep on the sofa, and watch the same old programmes.
Hendrie said: "It's the same old thing - when you come through the ranks they try to fob you off."
Former US president Obama once said: 'I do not want just the same old crowd in Washington who do the same old things the same old way.
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Do we have to simply go on doing the same old things in the same old ways?
Change will not come by doing the same old things a little better, but by doing some things differently.
Admittedly, these measurements are harder to track, but rewarding the same old things will more than likely beget the same old behaviors.
"It comes down to the same old things: cost, quality, delivery, and service," comments Snack.
I know we are always accused of being thin-skinned, but it does get really boring hearing the same old things trotted out about our city by people who probably haven't been here for yonks (if ever).
Mental yoga helps you look at the same old things in new and exciting ways.
That new members of Congress generally end up doing the same old things doesn't come from character defects.
Or bored of doing the same old things? Well, let us help you!