Oxford Dictionary English trot out phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbstrot somethingout Add to my wordlistjump to other results(informal, disapproving) to give the same excuses, facts, explanations, etc. for something that have often been used before They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com