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单词 old chestnut
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old chestnut

informal

a subject, idea, or joke that has been discussed or repeated so often that it is not funny any more:

I wondered whether there might, after all, be some truth in the old chestnut that one's school days are the happiest of one's life.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Tedious and uninspiring

  • anonymous
  • antiseptic
  • banal
  • be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
  • bland
  • boring
  • drab
  • earthbound
  • flat-footed
  • lifeless
  • middle-aged
  • mind-numbing
  • monochrome
  • monotonous
  • mouldy
  • tedious
  • threadbare
  • tired
  • tiresome
  • trite

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