vieux jeu
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of vieux jeu
literally: old game
Example Sentences
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In English, at least, this all seems a tad vieux jeu.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2012
Even gallantry with its mimic of being jealous and its pretended constancy was vieux jeu.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
To write about Edgar Saltus should be vieux jeu.
From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl
The clerical effort was by no means vieux jeu.
From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.
These are regarded as somewhat vieux jeu at the present day, but in their own particular line they have never been bettered.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian
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