Idiom
broken record
Meaning
Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please stop complaining, you sound like a broken record.”
“My father keeps reminding me to save money, and he sounds like a broken record every time we talk.”
“Despite the manager's insistence that the project was on track, the team felt he was merely a broken record, repeating empty promises while the deadline loomed closer.”
Examples
simple
“Please stop complaining, you sound like a broken record.”
contextual
“My father keeps reminding me to save money, and he sounds like a broken record every time we talk.”
complex
“Despite the manager's insistence that the project was on track, the team felt he was merely a broken record, repeating empty promises while the deadline loomed closer.”
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