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
Some one had said that she looked like the vieux jeu, idea of the queen in Hamlet.
From Pandora by James, Henry
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
However, this is vieux jeu, and has nothing to do with Prague.
From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville
One couldn't be caught by such vieux jeu as that!
From Sir George Tressady — Volume II by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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