same old story

same old story
What usually happens, a happening which is not surprising.

Its the same old story - everywhere I go I get slandered. (Paul Simon: Keep My Customer Satisfied)


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  • Same Old Story — Song infobox Name = Same Old Story Type = Artist = Pennywise alt Artist = Album = About Time Published = Released = June 13, 1995 track no = Recorded = 1994 1995 Genre = Punk Length = 2:42 Writer = Composer = Label = Epitaph Records Producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • (same) old story —    A common occurrence, or something that happens regularly or always in the same way, is called an old story or the same old story.     It s always the same old story: we do all the work and the boss takes all the credit! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • same old story — n. an often repeated story or situation. D It’s the same old story. Boy meets girl, girl gets consumption, girl dies. □ One after one they came in. It’s the same old story with each of them, “Not enough time to do my homework.” …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Same Old Story (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Same Old Story Img capt = Same Old Story circa 2005 clockwise from top Eddy Dempster, Chris Hanssen. Background = group or band Origin = Genre = Punk rock Skate Punk Power metal Years active = 2004 present Current… …   Wikipedia

  • Same Old Story (song) — Infobox Single Name = Same Old Story Artist = Ultravox from Album = U Vox B side = 3 All In One Day (Instrumental) Released = September 26 1986 Format = 7 single, 12 single Recorded = 1986 Genre = Synthpop, Electronic Length = 03:57 Label =… …   Wikipedia

  • Same Old Story (Japanese Documentary) — Infobox Film | name = Same Old Story (2008 Film) image size = 300px caption = Movie Poster starring = Cheep Hiroishi, Kazuko Tayama, Yoshikatsu Yamaguchi, Tomomi Osaki, Tamio Maruta, Richie Cannata, Oto Hiroishi director = Kunio Yato producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • it's the same old story — this bad situation has happened many times before. It s the same old story the women do all the work and the men just sit around talking. Related vocabulary: the same old same old, the same old thing …   New idioms dictionary

  • the same old story — An often repeated event or situation • • • Main Entry: ↑story * * * used to indicate that a particular bad situation is tediously familiar are we not faced with the same old story of a badly managed project? …   Useful english dictionary

  • it's the same old story — it’s the same old story spoken phrase used for saying that a bad situation has often happened before It’s the same old story – he messes up and I get blamed. Thesaurus: ordinary and normalsynonym Main entry: story …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) (same) old story — the (ˌsame) old ˈstory idiom what usually happens • It s the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding. Main entry: ↑oldidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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