broken record
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈbroʊkən ˈrɛkərd/
- Offensive
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disco rayado
- At the meeting, he sounded like a broken record, going on about the same issues again and again.
- sound like a broken record
- feel like a broken record
- same old broken record
So, you know, again, like a broken record.
- So, you know, again, like a broken record.
- And so a lot of women who have to deal with being leaders in their relationship find themselves, and I just keep saying, so it's like a broken record.
- These are things that we have to be willing to dive into and we cannot brush to the side because again, I keep saying I'm like a broken record.
- So at risk of sounding like a broken record here, this is where things get tricky because you might not have a lot of time to grab the important bits.
- I hate to sound like a broken record, but he has not learned how to manage his emotions yet, especially, especially.
- And I know I sound like a broken record, but the thing that he's got to do first and foremost is is change the culture, bring a new culture and drive it.
- I've done multiple interviews over the years, so I sound like a, some kind of broken record gratitude, but it really is my religion.
- Well, I feel the same broken record when I say there is never been a more important time to have a financial education.
Examples
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I hate to sound like a broken record, but talk to people under 30.
Blog text (12) -
It's beginning to sound like a broken record.
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God, I sound like a broken record tonight.
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- You are like a broken record.
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-You sound like a broken record.
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You sound like a broken record.
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You know, you sound like a broken record.
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I feel like a broken record.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think I'm starting to sound like a broken record.
Blog text (4) -
And I know I sound like a broken record, but the thing that he's got to do first and foremost is is change the culture, bring a new culture and drive it.
Synonyms
2
4.6
A person who does the same thing again and again
1
7.4
A person who repeats the same thing until it becomes annoying
Someone or something that repeats the same words to make them clear
Antonyms
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
broken + record
The idiom arises from the image of a physically damaged (broken) phonograph record that gets stuck and repeats the same passage, so there is a recognizable metaphorical link between the literal constituents and the idiomatic meaning. However, understanding this requires cultural/technological background (knowledge of vinyl records and their behaviour), so a B1 learner who only knows the literal words may not reliably derive the meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase broken record may come from old music records. When a record was scratched or the needle got stuck, the same part would play again and again, like someone saying one line over and over. That's why we call someone a 'broken record' when they keep repeating the same thing and are 'annoying'.