1lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)
2fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past
3to repeat a disastrous mistake
Examples
tīng shuō听说tāng汤mǔ姆bú huì不会chóng dǎo fù zhé重蹈覆辙le了。
听说汤姆不会重蹈覆辙了。
I hear Tom won't do that again.
你一定要确保汤姆和玛丽不再重蹈覆辙了。
You have to make sure that Tom and Mary don't do that again.