same old

It barely raised an eyebrow, perhaps because many assumed it was yet another iteration of the same old pipedream.

Whether they will seize the moment, or play the same old politics as usual, remains to be seen.

As the Ebola Virus rages on, the same old problems that have plagued West Africa are still waiting.

Two new films about high-school football peddle the same old toxic myths of masculinity.

So it is no surprise to discover, when I look again, that the same old Sunnyvale Express is playing still.

The same old battalions being called on again and again to do the forlorn hope sort of business.

And then the lights go out, and it is the same old back drop again, and the lady is back by the fire—but with a memory.

To all outward appearances we must have appeared to be the same old team, but there was a difference.

When the carriage-door was shut and the driver was mounting his box, the same old patter attracted my attention.

Sebastian's warnings—twanging the same old string—only made his rage the hotter.