"same shit, different toilet" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} same shit, different toilet
  1. (vulgar, derogatory) The same problems persist even in a supposedly different situation (usually emphasizing irony and human folly). Tags: derogatory, vulgar Synonyms: SSDD, plus ça change, different clowns, same circus, the more things change, the more they stay the same
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