common or garden

common or garden
adjective
the usual or familiar type
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it is a common or garden sparrow

Similar to: ↑familiar

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adjective
: frequently met with : ordinary

a common or garden variety of nail

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Brit., informal of the usual or ordinary type

a yak is your basic common or garden cow, only bigger, hairier, and wilder

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ˌcommon or ˈgarden idiom
(BrE) (NAmE ˈgarden-variety) (informal) ordinary; with no special features
Main entry:commonidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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