fall into a rut

fall into a rut
(fall (или get) into a rut (тж. get in a rut))
идти по проторённой дорожке, стать рутинёром

Strange, the ruts people get themselves into. I don't need to tell you that, Jenny, because you're in a rut yourself... (J. Wain, ‘A Winter in the Hills’, part III) — Странно, как людей заедает рутина. Но тебе об этом нечего говорить, Дженни, ты сама в таком положении...

Unfortunately there came a time when he didn't do new things any more. He let himself vegetate and get in a rut. It happens sometimes. (A. Hailey, ‘The Final Diagnosis’, ch. 24) — Джо Пирсон, к сожалению, больше не был способен ни на что новое. Он стал рутинером, закоснелым консерватором. Такое иногда случается.

When once a person gets into a rut, it is difficult for him to change his ways. (ECI) — Когда человек вступает на проторенную дорожку, ему трудно с нее сойти.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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