Meanings
lyre (ancient Greek lute)
hurdy-gurdy (medieval fiddle with a wheel)
figurative · colloquiala recurring and hence annoying lecture, monologue, theme
Immer dieselbe Leier!Always that same old story!
Lyra (constellation)
Examples
GermanEnglish
Du erzählst mir dieselbe alte Leier.You're giving me the same old line.
Nero spielte eigentlich gar nicht Leier, als Rom brannte.Nero did not actually fiddle while Rome burned.