dull as dishwater

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Boring; ordinary; exceedingly dull. not-comparable
    — ‘My blessed Public must have a pretty girl’s face. Romance isn’t romance, adventure is as dull as dishwater...to my Public...unless, every so often, a face to sink a thousand ships, or is it saps? shows up.’

词形变化

dull as ditchwater alternative

词源

Modified from dull as ditchwater (1700s) in the first half of the 1900s, perhaps through mispronunciation.
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