rehash
noun[C]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˈriː.hæʃ/us/ˈriː.hæʃ/abook,film,pieceofmusic, etc. that is verysimilartopreviousonesand has no newideasorimprovements:
His newbookis just a rehashofhispreviousones.
Theinformationin thereportis a rehash ofolddiscussionsandmisconceptions.
- Theactordoes notfeelbadabout doing a rehash of anoldmovie.
- Asequeldoesn'tmeana rehash of apreviousplot.
- This is just awordyrehash of thestandardtextbookview.
Saying again
- dinsomethingintosomeone
- drill
- drum
- drumsomethingintosomeone
- echo
- flog
- flogyourselfto deathidiom
- hammer
- iterate
- labour
- labour the pointidiom
- paraphrase
- reaffirm
- rehearse
- restate
- restatement
- retell
- retread
- retweet
- run over/throughsomething
rehash
verb[T]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˌriːˈhæʃ/us/ˌriːˈhæʃ/to write, say, do, etc. something again with no newideasorimprovements:
Somestudentsmerelyrehash what they'veheardinlectures.
We couldsimplyrehash thepublishedfacts- but that would bedull.
- Thispostis not about rehashing theargumentsof bothsides.
- I’m not going toboreanyone by rehashingoldtalesordefendingagainst everymisinformedaccusation.
- Cut off from hisinspiration, heendlesslyrehashessongsfrom his Americanera.
Saying again
- dinsomethingintosomeone
- drill
- drum
- drumsomethingintosomeone
- echo
- flog
- flogyourselfto deathidiom
- hammer
- iterate
- labour
- labour the pointidiom
- paraphrase
- reaffirm
- rehearse
- restate
- restatement
- retell
- retread
- retweet
- run over/throughsomething