How to Pronounce "old wine in a new bottle"
expression
OLD wYNE in uh NYOO BAH-tuhl (or NYOO BAH-tl)
OHLD wYNE in ay NYOO BOT-uhl
Definition
This expression means presenting something old or unchanged as if it were new or improved, often just changing the appearance but not the substance.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈoʊɫd/ /ˈwaɪn/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈnju/, /ˈnu/ /ˈbɑtəɫ
British English
ˈəʊld/ /wˈaɪn/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /njˈuː/ /bˈɒtəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
OLD wYNE in uh NYOO BAH-tuhl (or NYOO BAH-tl)
UK
OHLD wYNE in ay NYOO BOT-uhl
Listen in Context
The new policy is just old wine in a new bottle.
The product looks different, but it’s old wine in a new bottle.
His idea was old wine in a new bottle.
This movie is just old wine in a new bottle—same story, different actors.