Idiom
play the same tape
Meaning
To repeat exactly what one previously said or did.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is playing the same tape again about his old job.”
“Every time we discuss the budget, the manager plays the same tape about cutting costs.”
“Despite the changing circumstances of the negotiation, the representative continued to play the same tape, ignoring all new evidence presented by the opposition.”
Examples
simple
“He is playing the same tape again about his old job.”
contextual
“Every time we discuss the budget, the manager plays the same tape about cutting costs.”
complex
“Despite the changing circumstances of the negotiation, the representative continued to play the same tape, ignoring all new evidence presented by the opposition.”
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