Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (noun) means a situation in which the same events repeat over and over with no progress and no escape. Example: “Every meeting covers the same five objections — it's Groundhog Day in there.”
How to use Groundhog Day
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhen the same day or situation keeps repeating with nothing changing.
The figurative sense is informal and now far more common in conversation than the holiday itself outside North America. Usually capitalised even when used figuratively.
The phrase implies frustration at being stuck, not merely repetition — a pleasant routine would not be called Groundhog Day.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
Every meeting covers the same five objections — it's _____ in there.
Etymology
From the North American folk tradition of 2 February; the figurative sense comes from the 1993 film Groundhog Day, in which the main character relives the same day repeatedly.
