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same old story

same old story noun: what usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.

Noun

the same old story

  1. (idiomatic) What usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.
    • She trots out the same old excuses every time she's late.
    • It’s the same old story / Everywhere I go / I get slandered, libeled1970, Paul Simon, “Keep The Customer Satisfied”, in Bridge Over Troubled Water, performed by Simon and Garfunkel

same old story meaning in Hindi

same old story in Hindi

the repetition of an annoying occurrence
ढाक के तीन पात ḍhāk ke tīn pāt

Questions about same old story

What does same old story mean?
Same old story means what usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.
What is same old story in Hindi?
Same old story in Hindi is ढाक के तीन पात (ḍhāk ke tīn pāt). See Same old story meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is same old story?
Same old story is a noun.

Words near same old story in the dictionary

  1. same gender loving
  2. same here
  3. same old
  4. same old same old
  5. same old same-old
  6. same old story
  7. same old stuff
  8. same old, same old
  9. same old-same old
  10. same same
  11. same same but different

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