the old story 老一套；陈词滥调；陈规旧习；惯常的事情；（仍旧是）那么回事

【例句】
You can't put the old story across your shoppers.
不要再以你的老一套来哄骗你的买主了。

It's the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding.
又是一桩资金短缺、经营不善的老故事。