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dull
(redirected from dull as dishwater)

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All work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy).
something that you say which means people who work all the time become boring. You need to get out more in the evenings. You know what they say about all work and no play...
See also: all, play, work

be as dull as dishwater/ditchwater (informal)

to be very boring. He loved the book but I thought it was as dull as ditchwater.

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
it is not good to work all the time. You need to get out and have fun — you know, all work and no play.
See also: all, play, work

(there is) never a dull moment

something interesting is always happening. One thing about an ice show – there's never a dull moment.
See also: moment, never


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Now that she's starring in a self-penned movie comedy, ``Dirty Love,'' it's clear that McCarthy's wit is as dull as dishwater blond, even when fully unleashed.
Ironically, comic books became dull as dishwater because of the more ghoulish fare published by EC comics--as distinct from DC--which triggered a mini-culture war.
I can't write for beans, I'm dull as dishwater, l hate researching, and I don't have any strongly held political opinions.
 
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