not that old chestnut!
1old chestnut — phrase a story or joke that has been repeated so often that everyone is bored with it Not that old chestnut again! Thesaurus: jokessynonym types of story or playhyponym quality of being funny and funny situationssynonym …
2old chestnut — a story or joke that has been repeated so often that everyone is bored with it Not that old chestnut again! …
3an old chestnut — informal a subject, idea, or joke which has been discussed or repeated so many times that it is not interesting or funny any more. I wondered whether there might, after all, be some truth in the old chestnut that one s school days are the… …
4chestnut — chest|nut [ tʃes,nʌt ] noun 1. ) count a large smooth red brown nut that you can eat: roast chestnuts chestnut stuffing 2. ) chestnut or chestnut tree count a tall tree with large wide leaves that produces chestnuts a ) uncount the wood of a… …
5chestnut — • an old and predictable joke or situation. The phrase dates from the late 19th century and is thought to have originated from a scene in a play called Broken Sword by W Diamond. The usual way that the term is used is in the phrase not that old… …
6Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas …
7Chestnut Sparrow — Male in breeding plumage in Kenya Conservation status …
8Chestnut lamprey — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Agnatha …
9Chestnut Hill East Line —      Chestnut Hill East Line Overview Type Commuter rail line System SEPTA Regional Rail Status Operatin …
10Chestnut (joke) — Chestnut is a British slang term for an old joke, often as old chestnut. The term is also used for a piece of music in the repertoire that has grown stale or hackneyed with too much repetition. A plausible explanation for the term given by the… …
