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plays the same tape

plays the same tape is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays the same tape

What is plays the same tape the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays the same tape is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play the same tape.

Words near plays the same tape in the dictionary

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

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