Question

Nothing New under the Sun everything is just a little different but pretty much the same as an earlier invention

Accepted Answer

This expensive pasta is really just macaroni. There's nothing new under the sun. This expression was more fitting when it first appeared in the Bible. Then, amazing scientific discoveries weren't being announced almost every day. Today, you learn about new things in the world ("under the sun") all the time. This saying can also be used when you see something that's supposed to be new but is really a variation of something old. Advertisers try to convince us that their products are different from earlier items. But if you look closely, you may discover that in some cases there's "nothing new under the sun."

Idiom	Nothing New under the Sun
Example	This expensive pasta is really just macaroni. There's nothing new under the sun.
Meaning	everything is just a little different but pretty much the same as an earlier invention
Origin	This expression was more fitting when it first appeared in the Bible. Then, amazing scientific discoveries weren't being announced almost every day. Today, you learn about new things in the world ("under the sun") all the time. This saying can also be used when you see something that's supposed to be new but is really a variation of something old. Advertisers try to convince us that their products are different from earlier items. But if you look closely, you may discover that in some cases there's "nothing new under the sun."

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