repeat the stock tricks
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ù J ì ch ó ngy ǎ n, which means the old trick or technique is used again. It's from wind and thunder on the river.
The origin of Idioms
AI Xuan's "thunder on the great river" part II: "the so-called checkers, reorganizers, and ratepayers are just a repetition of the old trick of old Chiang Kai Shek's repelling dissidents, buying and dividing."
Idiom usage
To continue to play the old tricks. example a pair of thieves repeated the same trick, but were caught on the spot.
Analysis of Idioms
A repetition of the old technique
repeat the stock tricks
even balance and full measures -- fair dealing - chèng píng dǒu mǎn