same old story

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. 2015.

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