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old wine in a new bottle

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Japanese Meaning
既存の概念や制度が、まるで新しいものとして提示される状況。 / 本来は古い内容であるにも関わらず、外見だけ新しく装われた状態。
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その会社のいわゆる革新的な方針は、新しい瓶に入った古いワインに過ぎず、同じ公共サービスの削減を隠しているにすぎなかった。

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(idiomatic) An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.

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old wine in a new bottle

The company's so-called revolutionary policy was just old wine in a new bottle, disguising the same cuts to public services.

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The company's so-called revolutionary policy was just old wine in a new bottle, disguising the same cuts to public services.

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