- to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
This expression is used to describe ideas, themes, or actions that are repetitive and lack novelty or originality.
His speeches are always the same old tune, which makes them annoying to listen to.
We don't want to hear this same old tune of an opinion anymore.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹to play the same old tunezài再lǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹to repeat the same old tune againlǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹de的gù shì故事the same old storyzài cì再次lǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹to reiterate the same old themeslǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹de的shuō fǎ说法the tired argumentlǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹de的guān diǎn观点the unoriginal viewpointlǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹de的nèi róng内容the repetitive contentduì yú对于jiù旧huà tí话题de的lǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹to revisit old topics without new insightslǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹de的yǎn jiǎng演讲a speech that regurgitates old ideasmiàn duì面对lǎo diào chóng tán老调重弹to face the recurrence of old tunes