repeat itself

repeat itself (third-person singular simple present repeats itself, present participle repeating itself, simple past and past participle repeated itself)

1. To occur again (recur) in the same way or form.
   • 1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 270:

     It is interesting to recall that the engine emerged from Swindon Works as County of Cheshire, but the mistake was noticed, and rectified [to County of Chester]. History repeated itself when the same thing happened to the more recent G.W.R. "County" class 4-6-0, No. 1011, which was fitted with nameplates in 1946.

• history repeats itself
• repeat oneself

• Collins English Dictionary