Question

in_the_loop_510 routine to the point of boredom (sentence 1); old-fashioned and outmoded (sentence 2) Synonyms: in a rut; on a treadmill

Accepted Answer

OLD HAT Every New Year’s Eve, we go to the same restaurant for dinner and the same hotel for dancing. It’s getting to be old hat and I’m tired of it. Let’s do something different this year.I’ve heard that idea a thousand times before. It’s old hat. Can’t you think of anything new and different that we could try?

Id	in_the_loop_510
Idiom	OLD HAT
Definition	routine to the point of boredom (sentence 1); old-fashioned and outmoded (sentence 2)
Examples	Every New Year’s Eve, we go to the same restaurant for dinner and the same hotel for dancing. It’s getting to be old hat and I’m tired of it. Let’s do something different this year. I’ve heard that idea a thousand times before. It’s old hat. Can’t you think of anything new and different that we could try?
Cross-Refs	Synonyms: in a rut; on a treadmill

Hat Sentence It’s Loop Routine Point Boredom Old Fashioned