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be as dull as dishwater
be as dull as dishwater
To be very boring or unexciting. This phrase is often used to describe a person. My date with Dave was not great—he is as dull as dishwater. I fell asleep during that movie because it was 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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
DÉLia | | - | Portuguese, French, Hungarian |
Van | | [væn] | |
Ichabod | | IK-ə-bahd (English) | Biblical |
Marine | | ma-REEN (French) | French, Georgian |
Mellan | | MEL-an | Irish |
Sisko | | SEES-ko | Finnish |