Antonyms for old chestnut

Grammar : Adj, noun

Definition of old chestnut

As in hackneyed : adj clichéd, tired
As in platitude : noun dull, overused saying
As in banality : noun common saying
As in fable : noun fantasy, story
As in anecdote : noun interesting or amusing story

Example sentences :

Of course the old chestnut was dying; but that did not concern the noctules.
Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English

I'm not going to be trotting out that old chestnut at every dinner party.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

Some one has stolen a store of nuts from the hollow in the old chestnut tree.
Extract from : « Old Mother West Wind » by Thornton W. Burgess

I suppose that old chestnut has just got round to your club.
Extract from : « A Safety Match » by Ian Hay

Sprouts in old Chestnut clearings are often allowed to remain, and sometimes they are grafted to the improved varieties.
Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn

“There,” said Tim, pointing to where the dog still sat shivering near the old chestnut woman.
Extract from : « Our Frank » by Amy Walton

Soon he came dancing along with another nut to put in the hollow of the old chestnut tree.
Extract from : « Old Mother West Wind » by Thornton W. Burgess

Theres an old chestnut of a story you may remember that illustrates the point Im making.
Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail » by Silas K. Boone

Do you mean the path that leads by two old chestnut trees, trees of enormous size and now almost dead?
Extract from : « An Annapolis First Classman » by Lt.Com Edward L. Beach

Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud led a jolly life in the old chestnut tree.
Extract from : « Whiffet Squirrel » by Julia Greene

Synonyms for old chestnut

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