Meaning of same old same old | Babel Free

Definitions

A familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.

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Examples

“"Yeah you were a kid last⟳ time I saw⟳ you. Heard you'd got flagged. What you doing now?" "Same old, same old," I reply⟳.”

“"People get⟳ so tired of hearing promises, promises and promises, and then when they get⟳ elected it's the same old, same old," Browning said.”

“Most basically, this is the same old-same old — visionary artist struggles successfully to realize⟳ his particular vision, gets famous, gets laid, gets in trouble⟳ with the whole celebrity thing, tries to escape⟳ the demands of his exigent fans . . . ends up sort⟳ of beloved, sort⟳ of intact, but sort⟳ of unfulfilled, too.”

“Pending future revelations, I'm going to assume⟳ that the present⟳ is like⟳ the past, and that this is more of the same old same-old.”

“But it does make⟳ a cultural difference - and you need⟳ pioneers like⟳ Robin who recognise⟳ the benefit of doing that rather than perpetuating the same-old-same-old.”

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