trot something out
phrasal verb with trot verb uk/trɒt/ us/trɑːt/ -tt-
disapproving
动不动就提出，重复说（老一套的东西）
to provide an excuse, idea, opinion, or fact, especially one that has been used often before or one that is silly
You trot out that argument whenever I try to discuss this with you. 每次我想与你讨论这件事的时候，你总是重复那一套说辞。
Whenever I ask him why his work is late, he just trots out the same old excuses. 每当我问他为什么迟交作业时，他总是用同样的借口解释。