重蹈覆辙

重蹈覆辙 [chóng dǎo fù zhé]

1. ■ （比喻不吸取失败的教训， 重犯过去的错误） follow the tracks of an overthrown chariot -- recommit the same error; share the fate of its predecessor; fall into a rut; follow the same old disastrous road; get on the route of an overturned cart; meet with the same fate as; repeat the mistake of; repeat a disastrous blunder; take the same disastrous road:

要从过去的错误中吸取教训， 以免重蹈覆辙。 One should learn from past mistakes so as to avoid falling into the same old trap again.