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playing the same tape

playing the same tape is the present participle and gerund 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 playing the same tape

What is playing the same tape the present participle and gerund of?
Playing the same tape is the present participle and gerund of play the same tape.

Words near playing the same tape in the dictionary

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

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