āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
old chestnut
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Old chestnut
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
a joke, story, or topic of discussion that has become repetitive and uninteresting
Idiom
Informal
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He keeps bringing up that old chestnut about his high school glory days whenever we get together.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
