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What are the idioms composed of new and old elements?

2019-05-14View Original

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What are the idioms formed by combining new and old elements in bg4.png? For example: getting tired of the old and craving the new, replacing the worn with the new
Reply #22019-05-14
The transition from old to new: bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, letting go of the old in pursuit of the new, restoring the old to its former condition
Reply #32019-05-14
Getting rid of the old and embracing the new, preferring the new to the old, old grudges and new conflicts, destroying the old to create something new, removing the old and updating it, old acquaintances and new friends, favoring the new and neglecting the old, putting new wine in old bottles, being half new and half old, making the old look new, creating something new by discarding the old, reforming and changing, feeling nostalgic when encountering the new, old friends and new acquaintances, getting rid of the old to pursue the new, forgetting the old once something new is obtained, making the old look as good as new, old loves and new favorites, new worries and old regrets, new wine in old bottles, abandoning the old to start anew, old glory and new humiliation, giving up the old and replacing it with something new, discarding the old to seek the new, having neither the old nor the new, putting new wine in old bottles
Reply #42019-05-14
Idioms that involve the old and the new include: 1. Break the old and establish the new – Get rid of the old and create something new. 2. Old bottle, new wine – a metaphor for old forms with new content. 3. Preferring the new to the old, in other words, being fond of novelty and tired of the familiar. Loves the new, despises the old. Having multiple partners means infidelity in love. 4. Making the old look new refers to giving it a new appearance by passing off the old as if it were new. 5. Discard the old and pursue the new: get rid of the old and strive for something new. 6. Old loves and new favorites: “Loves” refers to the people one likes. Those who were favored in the past and those who are favored again. 7. New sorrows, old regrets – Sorrow: worry and distress ; Regret: Sorrow and remorse. New worries and distresses, along with old regrets and remorse. It describes a feeling of deep sadness and resentment that arises from reflecting on the current situation and recalling the past. 8. New wine in old bottles: a metaphor for expressing new content through old forms. 9. Return to like-new condition: Restore the old item to be just as new as it was at first. 10. Abandoning the old to embrace the new describes the progress of things.

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