"new wine in an old bottle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: new wine in old bottles [plural]
Etymology: From Matthew 9:17 of the King James Bible. Head templates: {{en-noun|new wine in old bottles}} new wine in an old bottle (plural new wine in old bottles)
  1. (idiomatic) A significant change introduced to an entrenched system or method. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-new_wine_in_an_old_bottle-en-noun-ItO6KQju
  2. (idiomatic) A new thing passed off as old. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: new wine in an old wineskin Related terms: old wine in a new bottle Translations (Translations): neuer Wein in alten Schläuchen (German), junger Wein in alten Schläuchen (German), új bor régi tömlőben (english: inside) (Hungarian), új bort régi tömlőbe (english: into) (Hungarian), vino nuevo en odres viejos (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-new_wine_in_an_old_bottle-en-noun-KR3Ise9E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 26 74

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