- dull as ditchwater
- Phrs. Very boring, unexciting. Cf. 'dull as dishwater'.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
dull as ditchwater
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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
dull as ditchwater — see dull * * * (as) dull as ditchwater Brit informal : very boring The book is as dull as ditchwater. [=(US) (as) dull as dishwater] • • • Main Entry: ↑ditchwater … Useful english dictionary
dull at ditchwater — 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 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).… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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).… … Dictionary of English idioms
as dull as ditchwater — (as) dull as ditchwater Brit informal : very boring The book is as dull as ditchwater. [=(US) (as) dull as dishwater] • • • Main Entry: ↑ditchwater (as) dull as ditchwater see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(as) dull as ditchwater — (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 ditchwater — 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 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 — 1 adjective 1 BORING not interesting or exciting: Bill s friends are a pretty dull bunch. | the dull routine of the office | as dull as ditchwater BrE informal (=very boring) 2 never a dull moment often humorous used to say that a lot of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
