英文：same old, same old (n.)
說明：中文的「老套；老掉牙；千篇一律」亦可用 (the) same old, same old 這一美國口語來表示。有人認為它是從同義片語 “the same old thing” 衍生而來；有時亦寫成 same old same old。
例句：
- A: How are things at work? / How’s work going? (工作情況怎麼樣？)
B: Oh, same old, same old. (哦，老樣子) - The same old same old! The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. (老套了！富者越富、貧者越貧)
- I just keep on doing the same old, same old every day and soon I’m going to die of boredom! (我每天都千篇一律做同樣的事情，不了多久我將因無聊而死！)
- John gets tired of eating the same old thing for breakfast. (約翰厭倦早餐都吃同樣的東西)