| 单词 | to be old news |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be old (also yesterday's) news b. to be old (also yesterday's) news: (originally U.S.) to be considered no longer of interest, relevance, or importance, esp. through over-familarity. Cf. 2c. ΚΠ 1962 in M. L. Mace & G. G. Montgomery Managem. Probl. Of Corporate Acquisitions viii. 203 He doesn't tell you that the purple dress is yesterday's news and not worth $2.00 now. 1968 Sun (Baltimore) 7 July 5/2 Charlie is old news. We broke up. 1987 Restaurant Business Mag. (Nexis) 1 July 177 Bopping to the hop in saddle shoes in a diner-like setting is old news. 1998 Cycling Today May 35/4 But it's also because the MTB market is where it's at and road bikes have been ‘yesterday's news’ for so long. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June iv. 12/3 The Clintons are old news. Feed us some fresh meat. < as lemmas |
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