いまにはじまったことではない

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  1. nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
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Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
  2. This phrase is used to indicate that something is not surprising or unexpected because it has happened before or has been the case for a long time. It suggests a sense of familiarity with a situation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
nothing newおなじ同じit's the same story repeatingit's something that has happened many times beforeit has been a long-standing issuea story that has been heard too many timesan old storysomething that has been experienced many timesnot new at alla lesson from the pastsomething that has happened again