Definition
An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.
Origins
A reference to the parable of Jesus of New Wine into Old Wineskins, Matthew 9:14–17, Mark 2:21–22, and Luke 5:33–39.
In Context
- "Finally, some critics argue that evolutionary psychology is old wine in a new bottle — the old instinct theory in a new package."
- "Police reform advocate Robert Gangi called the plan “old wine in a new bottle” that relied “mainly on punitive law enforcement tactics”."
See Also
- good wine needs no bush
- mutton dressed as lamb
- new wine in an old bottle
- put lipstick on a pig