as dull as dishwater


(as) dull as dishwater

Very boring or unexciting. This phrase is often used to describe a person. My date with Dave was not great—he is as dull as dishwater. I fell asleep during that movie because it was as dull as dishwater.See also: dishwater, dull

(as) dull as dishwater

mod. very dull. Life can be as dull as dishwater. See also: dishwater, dull