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new wine in an old bottle
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
長年使われてきた体制や方法に対して、大きな改革や新たな要素を導入すること / 新しいものを既存の形に無理に合わせ、あたかも古くからあるもののように見せること
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(idiomatic) A significant change introduced to an entrenched system or method. / (idiomatic) A new thing passed off as old.
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new wine in an old bottle
Despite its familiar packaging, the proposal was celebrated as new wine in an old bottle by reformers who insisted it would finally dismantle entrenched procedures.
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Despite its familiar packaging, the proposal was celebrated as new wine in an old bottle by reformers who insisted it would finally dismantle entrenched procedures.
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