rehash old arguments; replay the same old tune
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to rehash the same old arguments; to replay the same old tune (idiom)
formalOften used critically to describe repetitive, unoriginal ideas or speeches. Conveys a negative connotation. Also expressed as 老调重弹.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
bú不
guò过
shì是
jiù旧
diào调
chóng重
tán弹
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
xīn新
yì意
。
This report is nothing but the same old tune, completely devoid of new ideas.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
jiù旧
diào调
chóng重
tán弹
，
dà大
jiā家
zǎo早
jiù就
tīng听
nì腻
le了
。
He always rehashes the same old arguments; everyone is sick of hearing it by now.
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Yǔ与
qí其
jiù旧
diào调
chóng重
tán弹
，
bù不
rú如
tí提
chū出
qiè切
shí实
kě可
xíng行
de的
fāng方
àn案
。
Rather than rehashing old arguments, it would be better to propose practical and feasible solutions.