What does "no new ground being broken" mean?

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In Spider Man: No Way Home (2021), Happy startled Peter Parker, who speaking to MJ on phone:

Happy: Wrap it up. You both like each other. We get it. Hang up. There's no new ground being broken. I need my eight hours.

FuzzyBoots · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-11 04:40:00Z

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To advance, innovate, or pioneer (something).

In other words, nothing is advancing in their relationship from their phone call. They're just at a lovey-dovey equilibrium.

answered Sep 11, 2022 at 4:40

FuzzyBoots

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The basic point is that Happy wants to go to sleep, but Peter's conversation with his girlfriend is keeping him awake. So it's not a commentary on Peter and M.J.'s relationship in particular; it's just expressing Happy's annoyance that the conversation won't end. He's saying "Okay, we all get it, you love each other, shut up and let me sleep."
– Nathan K.
Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 14:03

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