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Definition of broken record in English: broken record(British stuck record) noun Used, especially in similes, to refer to a person's constant and annoying repetition of a particular statement or opinion. at the risk of sounding like a broken record, let me repeat: it will be difficult to do well in the exam without attending classes regularly I know I'm a broken record on this, but once again, they are lying about the deficit Example sentencesExamples - At the risk of sounding like a broken record, look back into the history.
- Most importantly, I've discovered that a patient tone while reciting this broken record avoids the cascade of tears, injured looks, and sour faces caused by yelling.
- All the mainstream political parties have been playing the same stuck record for 40 years: More police, tougher penalties.
- Sorry to sound like a broken record.
- The same gripes can be aired only so often before they start to sound like a broken record.
- "He just turned up the volume on a broken record," said the columnist.
- They said the minister's endless announcements made him sound like 'a broken record'.
- All I got was a stuck record that repeated my misdemeanours in a tone of voice that left me in no doubt as to the dubiousness of my credentials, pedigree and character.
- At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, please check the status of your smoke alarms.
Origin 1940s: with reference to a scratched gramophone record that sticks at a particular point when played and constantly repeats the same passage. Definition of broken record in US English: broken record(British stuck record) noun Used, especially in similes, to refer to a person's constant and annoying repetition of a particular statement or opinion. at the risk of sounding like a broken record, let me repeat: it will be difficult to do well without attending classes regularly Example sentencesExamples - All I got was a stuck record that repeated my misdemeanours in a tone of voice that left me in no doubt as to the dubiousness of my credentials, pedigree and character.
- At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, please check the status of your smoke alarms.
- At the risk of sounding like a broken record, look back into the history.
- They said the minister's endless announcements made him sound like 'a broken record'.
- "He just turned up the volume on a broken record," said the columnist.
- All the mainstream political parties have been playing the same stuck record for 40 years: More police, tougher penalties.
- Sorry to sound like a broken record.
- Most importantly, I've discovered that a patient tone while reciting this broken record avoids the cascade of tears, injured looks, and sour faces caused by yelling.
- The same gripes can be aired only so often before they start to sound like a broken record.
Origin 1940s: with reference to a scratched gramophone record that sticks at a particular point when played and constantly repeats the same passage. |