run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill
adjective

even the car he drives is run-of-the-mill

Syn:
ordinary, average, middle-of-the-road, commonplace, humdrum, mundane, standard, nondescript, characterless, conventional; unremarkable, unexceptional, uninteresting, dull, boring, routine, bland, lackluster, garden-variety; informal nothing to write home about, nothing special, a dime a dozen
Ant:
exceptional

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  • run-of-the-mill — or[run of the mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run of the mill./ * /It was just a run of the mine movie./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run-of-the-mill — or[run of the mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run of the mill./ * /It was just a run of the mine movie./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run-of-the-mill — un of the mill, a. Ordinary; common; unexceptional. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • run-of-the-mill — adjective Date: 1930 not outstanding in quality or rarity ; average, ordinary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • run-of-the-mine — or run of mine adjective Date: 1903 1. not graded < run of the mine coal > 2. run of the mill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • The common run — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The run — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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