have seen this movie

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Meaning: (idiomatic)To have experienced a situation which is thesameas orsimilarto the current situation, especially with a sense of theunpleasantnessortiresomenessof the recurring situation.2008June 23,Amy Sullivan, “Will Pro-Choice Women Back McCain?”, inTime, retrieved6 February 2017:The 2008 presidential race may have been branded a "change" election, but abortion rights advocateshave seen this moviebefore.2013November 28,John R. Allen,Michael E. O'Hanlon, “Ignore Karzai's Arrogant Insults”, inNew York Times, retrieved6 February 2017:After the defeat of the Soviets in 1989, civil war, state collapse and Taliban victory followed. The Afghan peoplehave seen this moviealready.2014January 27, Louise Armitstead, “Tide going out on emerging markets, warns Fidelity”, inTelegraph, UK, retrieved6 February 2017:Dominic Rossi, global chief investment officer at Fidelity, said[…]“Wehave seen this moviebefore.[…]One emerging market country after another gets left stranded.”2016September 28, Richard Lea, quoting Mary Rasenberger, “Google swallows 11,000 novels to improve AI's conversation”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:According to Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Authors Guild, this “blatantly commercial use of expressive authorship” comes as no surprise. “We’ve seen this moviebefore.”2018June 13, Bryce Covert, quoting Angela Kapp, “The Demise of Toys 'R' Us Is a Warning”, inThe Atlantic‎[2],→ISSN:After bringing in a new management team that made changes such as upgrading the quality of the company’s products and tailoring them to its customer base, the firm helped it go public. It now has the most stores of any U.S. retail chain. Firms “bring resources and capabilities and[have][sic]seen the moviebefore,” Kapp said.

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