be in a rut



be (stuck) in a rut

to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India. It's clear the economy is still stuck in a rut.
See also: rut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carmelita-Spanish
Violetabyo-LE-tah (Spanish)Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
Terje (1)-Norwegian
EugÊNia-Portuguese
MİRaÇ-Turkish
Alfredoahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese