老调重弹 (lǎo diào chóng tán) — to repeat the same old argument; to rehash the same old story
Definition
An idiom for rehashing the same old argument — a critical tone, like 'playing the same old tune again'. Use it when someone repeats stale ideas or complaints.
idiom
to repeat the same old argumentto rehash the same old story
Examples
- 老调重弹，。Tā měi cì kāi huì dōu lǎo diào chóng tán, dà jiā zǎo jiù tīng nì le.He rehashes the same old tune at every meeting; everyone is already tired of hearing it.
- 老调重弹，。Zhè piān wén zhāng bú guò shì lǎo diào chóng tán, méi yǒu shén me xīn guān diǎn.This article is just rehashing old arguments; there are no new viewpoints.
- 老调重弹，。Bié zài lǎo diào chóng tán le, wǒ men dé xiǎng diǎn xīn bàn fǎ.Stop repeating the same old tune; we need to think of some new solutions.
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