old wine in a new bottle en · NOUN
Etymology
A reference to the parable of Jesus of New Wine into Old Wineskins, Matthew 9:14–17, Mark 2:21–22, and Luke 5:33–39.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.
Police reform advocate Robert Gangi called the plan “old wine in a new bottle” that relied “mainly on punitive law enforcement tactics”.
2022 February 6, Lauren Gambino, quoting Robert Gangi, “Can Biden tackle rising crime without abandoning police reform promise?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Finally, some critics argue that evolutionary psychology is old wine in a new bottle — the old instinct theory in a new package.
2003, Stephen M Colarelli, No Best Way:
Forms
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| old wine in new bottles | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
put lipstick on a pig · good wine needs no bush · new wine in an old bottle · mutton dressed as lamb
Translations (15)
hu régi bort új tömlőbe (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · es el mismo perro con distinto collar (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · fi vanhaa viiniä uudessa pullossa (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · vi bình mới rượu cũ (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · de Altes in neuem Gewand (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · sv gammalt vin i en ny flaska (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · hu régi bor új tömlőben (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · de dasselbe in grün (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · ru но́вое вино́ в ве́тхие ме́хи (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · da gammel vin på nye flasker (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · nl oude wijn in nieuwe flessen (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · cmn 新瓶裝舊酒 /新瓶装旧酒 (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · de alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · pl stare wino w nowych bukłakach (existing concept or institution presented as if new) · fa ارایه ایده ای کهنه در لباسی نو (existing concept or institution presented as if new)