same old
Frequency: 7.421.6 per million words
Used to describe something as tiresomely familiar or unchanging.
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- It's always the same old faces at these gatherings.
- Every day felt like the same old routine, nothing new ever happened.
- Despite the new management, it's still the same old company culture.
- He just keeps telling the same old jokes, which aren't funny anymore.
- The restaurant has the same old menu; they never introduce anything new.
- She was tired of hearing the same old excuses for why he was late.
- After all these years, he's still the same old friendly neighbor.
- The band's new album sounded like the same old stuff they've always played.
- Going back to my hometown, everything looked the same old way.
- Don't worry, it's just the same old story with a slightly different twist.