- dull as dishwater
- Phrs. Very unexciting, exceedingly plain, boring. E.g."I'm not wasting my time watching another hour of this film, it's dull as dishwater." Cf. 'dull as dishwater'.
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dull as dishwater
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dull as dishwater — I see dull II (as) dull as dishwater extremely dull * * * (as) dull as dishwater US informal : very boring or dull The conversation was as dull as dishwater. [=(Brit) … Useful english dictionary
dull as dishwater — mod. very dull. □ She’s cute, but dull as dishwater. □ Life can be as dull as dishwater … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dull as dishwater — dull as ditch water, boring, uninteresting, very unexciting … English contemporary dictionary
dull as dishwater — Something as dull as ditchwater is very boring. The film was as dull as ditchwater. I nearly fell asleep … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Dull as dishwater — very boring … Dictionary of Australian slang
dull as dishwater — Australian Slang very boring … English dialects glossary
as dull as dishwater — (as) dull as dishwater US informal : very boring or dull The conversation was as dull as dishwater. [=(Brit) as dull as ditchwater] • • • Main Entry: ↑dishwater (as) dull as dishwater see ↑dishwater … Useful english dictionary
(as) dull as dishwater — (as) dull as dishwater/ditchwater phrase very boring Thesaurus: not interesting or excitingsynonym Main entry: dull * * * (as) dull as ˈditchwater idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
be as dull as dishwater — be as dull as dishwater/ditchwater informal to be very boring. He loved the book but I thought it was as dull as ditchwater … New idioms dictionary
dull as ditchwater — (UK) If something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring. A ditch is a long narrow hole or trench dug to contain water, which is normally a dark, dirty colour and stagnant (when water turns a funny colour and starts to smell bad). (In… … The small dictionary of idiomes
