new wine in an old bottle

English

Alternative forms

new wine in an old wineskin

Etymology

From Matthew 9:17 of the King James Bible. "Neither do men put new wine into old bottles; else the bottles break, and the wine runeth out, and the bottles perish; but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved."

Noun

new wine in an old bottle (plural new wine in old bottles)

(idiomatic) New policies disguised as older ones; a new feature snuck in among more established traits.

Translations

German: neuer Wein in alten Schläuch, junger Wein in alten Schläuch, alter Wein in neuen Schläuch (de)
Spanish: vino nuevo en odres viejo

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