| 词汇 | dull as ditchwater |
| 词源 | dull as ditchwater. Uninteresting people and tedious under- takings have been called dull as ditchwater for over two centu- ries. The allusion is to the dull muddy color of water in ditches, which were much commoner in days past. Dull as dishwater is a later variant. |
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