up to old tricks

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up to your/its old tricks

doing something you or it has done before House Republicans are up to their old tricks again, promising to cut taxes for everyone and then giving most of the tax cuts to the very wealthy.

Usage notes: usually said about an attempt to deceive someone

See also: old, trick, up

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