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same old story

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

What usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: la història de sempre — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Cebuano: pareha ra gihapon nga istorya — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老一套 (lǎoyītào) — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Czech: pořád ta samá písnička — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Dutch: hetzelfde liedje — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Finnish: sama vanha juttu — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • French: métro, boulot, dodo — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • French: la routine — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Galician: outra vaca no millo — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Galician: historia de sempre — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • German: die alte Leier — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Hindi: ढाक के तीन पात (ḍhāk ke tīn pāt) — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Hungarian: a régi nóta — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Italian: solita storia — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Japanese: 相変わらず (aikawarazu) — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Polish: stara śpiewka — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Portuguese: o mesmo de sempre — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Russian: та́ же исто́рия (tá že istórija) — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Slovene: peti staro pesem — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Spanish: cantaleta — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Spanish: sota, caballo y rey — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Spanish: cantilena — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Spanish: cantinela — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Swedish: samma gamla visa — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Turkish: aynı hikaye — the repetition of an annoying occurrence
  • Turkish: eski hamam eski tas — the repetition of an annoying occurrence