指事物same old thing

• 仍然是老一套

  still the same old thing

• 总是按照老一套办

  always to do things the same old way

• 老一套用不上了

  cannot use the same old way

• 现在老一套行不通啦。

  That outdated way won't work these days!

指说的话same old story

• 可是他又来老一套。

  He came out with the same old story yet again.

• 说来说去还是老一套

  talk on and on but it is still the same old story

• 重复老一套

  repeat the same old story

• 他重复老一套，一点新的都没有讲。

  He keeps on saying the same old story, and he'll never mention anything new.

参见：老生常谈[lǎo shēng cháng tán]