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played the same tape

played the same tape is the simple past and past participle of play the same tape.

Meaning of play the same tape

Verb

play the same tape (third-person singular simple present plays the same tape, present participle playing the same tape, simple past and past participle played the same tape)

  1. (idiomatic) To repeat exactly what one previously said or did.
    • There are things some people might wish to alter about [the restaurant] Die Jägerhütte (for myself, they could play the same tape for months and I still wouldn't slap a thigh).2001 August 29, Matthew Jukes, "A German gem", The Daily Telegraph, available

Questions about played the same tape

What is played the same tape the simple past and past participle of?
Played the same tape is the simple past and past participle of play the same tape.

Words near played the same tape in the dictionary

  1. played the mischief with
  2. played the Nazi card
  3. played the odds
  4. played the ponies
  5. played the race card
  6. played the same tape
  7. played the skin flute
  8. played the something card
  9. played the system
  10. played the wag
  11. played the white man

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