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Nata | 22:16 Sun 15th May 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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When someone is described as old news, what does this mean?
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Well, I should think it is a put-down,  like saying 'you're history' ...... 'gone'......'something in the past.'.. 'finished' ....          

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06:00 Mon 16th May 2005
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Dunno what happened there - I didn't type ' &n bsp'
06:02 Mon 16th May 2005
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It means no one is interested in them any more.
14:20 Mon 16th May 2005
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It indicates "been there, done that."  As when someone is excited to share with you a hot piece of office gossip, but it turns out you heard about it last week.  "Oh, that's old news," would be your response.
01:17 Tue 17th May 2005

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