Meaning of old wine in a new bottle | Babel Free
Definitions
An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.
idiomatic, uncountable
Equivalents
Nederlands
oude wijn in nieuwe flessen
Русский
но́вое вино́ в ве́тхие ме́хи
Examples
“Finally, some critics argue that evolutionary psychology is old wine in a new bottle — the old instinct theory in a new package.”
“Police reform advocate Robert Gangi called the plan “old wine in a new bottle” that relied “mainly on punitive law enforcement tactics”.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.