old chestnut

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Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a very feminist song. I hate to go into that old chestnut, but it’s like, we want to go out and be loud and proud and jump around and have a good time. Boys have been having fun for a long time, so that’s what we want. We want to be free — to do what we want to do and not be judged.”

From Los Angeles Times

There was the old chestnut of a botched restart reception; there were forced passes and hesitant defence.

From BBC

The Old Chestnut of Sint-Rafaël in Belgium is a 150– to 200-year-old witness to the history of Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor.

From BBC

Wilson told me about an old chestnut that’s often repeated in the genealogy community: “All people die twice. The first time is when their heart stops beating. The second time is when people forget about them.”

From Slate