sing the same old song
In Chinese, Pinyin is l à ODI à och ó NGT á n, which means to play the old tune again. From Zou Taofen's anarchy and democratic politics.
The origin of Idioms
Zou Taofen's anarchy and democratic politics: "now it's just a bit of a trick, but actually it's a cliche."
Idiom usage
It is lack of new meaning.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] repeat the old technique, relapse the old disease, relapse the old situation and bring forth the new
sing the same old song
be frightened out of one 's wits - dǎn liè hún fēi
wear one 's heart on one 's sleeve - pī xīn lì xuè