See old wine in a new bottle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2003, Stephen M Colarelli, No Best Way:",
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"word": "gammel vin på nye flasker"
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"note": "ста́рая пе́сня, да на но́вый лад (stáraja pésnja, da na nóvyj lad, literally “old song but with a new melody”)",
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"word": "el mismo perro con distinto collar"
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