- nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
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- nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
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.
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いまに今にはじまった始まったことではないnothing newおなじ同じことのくりかえし繰り返しであるit's the same story repeatingこれまでなんど何度もあったことit's something that has happened many times beforeむかし昔からあることit has been a long-standing issueききあきた聞き飽きたはなし話a story that has been heard too many timesふるい古いはなし話an old storyなんど何度もけいけん経験していることsomething that has been experienced many timesあたらしく新しくもなんともないnot new at allかこ過去のきょうくん教訓a lesson from the pastまたやってしまったことsomething that has happened again