the same old story/excuse etcinformalUSUALLY something that you have heard many times before – used especially to show disapproval 老一套的说法/借口等〔尤作贬义〕 It’s the same old story – his wife didn’t really love him. 还是那一套——他老婆并不真正爱他。
the same old story/excuse etc• For those who claimed to have seen or heard it all before, racism was always the same old story.• It's always the same old story.• It seems to be the same old story.• Oh, you know - it's the same old story.• Sounds like the same old story really.
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