故伎重演 (gù jì chóng yǎn) — to play the same old tricks again (negative, critical); to be up to one's old tricks
Definition
A strongly critical idiom meaning 'to repeat the same old tricks' — used when someone (a person, company, or government) reuses a known scheme they used before, often a dishonest one.
idiom
to play the same old tricks again (negative, critical)to be up to one's old tricks
Examples
- 故伎重演，。Nà ge piàn zi yòu gù jì chóng yǎn, piàn le hǎo jǐ gè rén.That swindler played the same old tricks again and cheated several people.
- ，故伎重演，。Tā shàng cì jiù sā huǎng, zhè cì gù jì chóng yǎn, méi rén xìn tā le.He lied last time, and now he's up to his old tricks again — no one believes him.
- 故伎重演，。Gōng sī gù jì chóng yǎn, yòng tóng yàng de shǒu duàn qī piàn xiāo fèi zhě.The company repeated its old tricks, deceiving consumers with the same methods.
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