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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. I know many people consider this topic as exciting as watching paint dry, but I've always found it fascinating.
be as exciting as watching paint dry
To be extremely dull or boring. Everyone loves that new period drama, but, to me, it's about as exciting as watching paint dry. Rachel fell asleep during the big game because she thinks that watching sports is as 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.
See also: excite
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*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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.