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old hat
Fig. old-fashioned; outmoded. That's a silly idea. It's old hat. Hardly anybody uses typewriters anymore. That's just old hat.
old hat
if something is old hat, it is not new or modern any more A 24-hour banking service may seem old hat in the United States, but it's still innovative in Europe.
old hat
n. an old-fashioned thing or person; an outmoded thing or person. That’s just old hat. This is the modern world!