idiom
History Repeats Itself
HIS-tor-ee ree-PEETS it-SELF
/ˈhɪstəriː rɪˈpiːts ɪtˈsɛlf/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
historyrepeatsitself
Dictionary meaning
Similar events tend to recur across different historical periods
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