interesting (redirected from interestingness)

be like watching grass grow (humorous, humorous)

if you say that watching an activity is like watching grass grow, you mean that it is very boring. To watch somebody fly-fishing is like watching grass grow.

See also: grass, grow, like, watch

be like watching paint dry (humorous, humorous)

if you say that watching an activity is like watching paint dry, you mean that it is very boring. To me, watching golf on television is about as interesting as watching paint dry.

See also: dry, like, paint, watch

cut an [interesting/ridiculous/unusual etc.] figure

if someone cuts an interesting, ridiculous, unusual etc. figure, they seem interesting, ridiculous, unusual etc.. My Russian uncle cut an unusual figure among the very British audience.

See also: cut, figure, ridiculous