it’s the same old, old story—said of smth. bad that has happened many times before:
- It’s the same old, old story. The individual is having his economic sovereignty stripped from him to such an extent that he is no longer capable of managing his own affairs.
tell me the old, old story —(derisive or sarcastic) is used to say that one doesn’t believe what one hears:
- Tell me the “old, old, story”! Bullying in the workplace has been part of life since time immemorial. This pandemic problem lies in our sytem of advancing toadies…