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Meaning of new wine in an old bottle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A significant change introduced to an entrenched system or method.
    idiomatic
  2. A new thing passed off as old.
    idiomatic

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Examples

“But Western analysts have remained skeptical, calling the missiles, modified versions of existing conventional munitions, “new wine in old bottles.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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