Noun
the same old story
(idiomatic) What usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story. Margaret Thatcher
It's always been the same, same old story. From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen Now there's a way and I know that I have to go - away. Cat Stevens
It's the same old story you've heard a thousand times. Somebody's trust gets broken. Somebody's left behind. Travis Tritt
If England had not resisted German militarism, in my view the German hegemony of Europe would have been established and our island would have had to face a united Continental army. It is the same old story from the days of Marlborough and Napoleon. Winston Churchill
Your heartbreak is just another version of the same old story. Jay McInerney
It's the same old story. Nothing in this world happens unless white folks says it happens. And therein lies the problem of being a professional black storyteller - writer, musician, filmmaker. James McBride