same old story

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the same old story

  1. (idiomatic) What usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.
    • 1970, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “Keep The Customer Satisfied”, in Bridge Over Troubled Water, performed by Simon and Garfunkel:
      It’s the same old story / Everywhere I go / I get slandered, libeled
    • 2014 August 16, Daniel Taylor, “Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow”, in The Guardian[1]:
      New manager, same old story, even if the home crowd would like to trust there is better to come.

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