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(as) exciting as watching paint dry

Very dull or boring. Everyone loves that period drama, but, to me, it's as exciting as watching paint dry. Rachel fell asleep during the big game because she thinks that watching sports is exciting as watching paint dry.

excite (one) about (something)

To cause one to feel enthusiastic about something, especially in anticipation of participating in it. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "excite" and "about." Despite my best efforts, I still haven't been able to excite my students about trigonometry.

*exciting as watching (the) paint dry

very, very dull. (Sarcastic. *Also: about as ~; as ~.) This book is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Listening to you is exciting as watching the paint dry.

See also: dry, exciting, paint, watch

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Russ McMeekin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mikohn stated; "This year's show is by far the most exciting offering of gaming products Mikohn has ever unveiled.

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Inigo Zabala, President, Warner Music Latin America, said; "This is a very exciting opportunity for Warner Music Latin America.

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In this regard, several exciting wells are being planned for drilling throughout the balance of 2000 and during 2001.

Several other exciting prospects are planned for drilling over the next several months including prospects at High River (currently drilling) and Blackstone.

Although the immediate focus of the Corporation is to develop rapid cash flow and production growth from the above-mentioned areas, the most exciting activity during the third quarter of 2000 was the emergence of Canadian Superior as a significant player in the evolving world-class Scotian Shelf Offshore Nova Scotia.

Accordingly, we look forward to growing an exciting new company.

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2000 Operating Results

This new relationship with Excite@Home will introduce their users to the exciting world of real-time streaming.

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Janus is in the process of securing some very unique and interesting resource properties and projects that have a very promising and exciting potential.

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