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"Eso es cuento viejo" - Is there an idiom to express that in English?
"Eso/ese es cuento viejo" means something that people say over and over again, but they are not serious about that, it is a lie.
Here are some examples:
- Salvadoran deputies say during their political campaign "We are going to work to the benefit of Salvadorans".
- "I can teach you my native language in exchange for some practice of the language I'm learning".
Everyone knows they won't do that.
Nov 10, 2017 4:00 PM
Answers · 6
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It's just lip service.
November 10, 2017
1
Same old story.
November 10, 2017
1
Estoy seguro de que hay muchos más, pero aquí está una lista :
1) "It's the same old story..."
2) "It's a cock and bull story..."
3) "It's an old wives' tale..."
4) "It's nothing but a political slogan..."
5) "It's %^@$%*^..."
November 10, 2017
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