run-of-the-mill

adjective

not special in any way

- run-of-the-mill boxing

- your run-of-the-mine college graduate

- a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career

• Syn: ↑run-of-the-mine, ↑mine run, ↑unexceptional

• Similar to: ↑ordinary

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adj

ordinary, common, normal, everyday, average, unexceptional, mediocre, middling, tolerable, fair, unremarkable, undistinguished, unimpressive

COLLOQ. OK, so-so, bog standard, common-or-garden, not up to much, no great shakes

≠ exceptional, remarkable

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[adjective]

ordinary, average, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang), mediocre, middling, passable, tolerable, undistinguished, unexceptional

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▶ adjective ORDINARY, average, middle-of-the-road, commonplace, humdrum, mundane, standard, nondescript, characterless, conventional; unremarkable, unexceptional, uninteresting, dull, boring, routine, bland, lacklustre; N. Amer. garden-variety; informal bog-standard, nothing to write home about, nothing special, a dime a dozen; Brit. informal common or garden.

Opposites

exceptional.

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun

: manufactured goods not graded or sorted for quality

II. adjective

: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, mediocre

run-of-the-mill politician

run-of-the-mill boxing

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/run"euhv dheuh mil"/, adj.

merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.

[1925-30]

Syn. ordinary, routine, everyday.

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run-of-the-mill see under ↑run

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Main Entry: ↑mill

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run-of-the-millˈ adjective

1. Constituting an ordinary fair sample, not selected

2. Mediocre

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Main Entry: ↑run

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run-of-the-mill UK US adjective

ordinary and not interesting

Thesaurus: ordinary and normal_synonym

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run-of-the-mill «RUHN uhv theh MIHL», adjective.

average or commonplace; ordinary; unselected: »a run-of-the-mill play.

╂[earlier run of the mill coarsely finished or unrefined mill products]

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adj. lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary

a run-of-the-mill job

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/ˌrʌnɚvðəˈmıl/ adj

often disapproving : average or ordinary

a run-of-the-mill performance

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ˌrun-of-the-ˈmill [run-of-the-mill] adjective (often disapproving)

ordinary, with no special or interesting features

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a run-of-the-mill job

Example Bank:

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I didn't want to do just a run-of-the-mill job.

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These should be run-of-the-mill problems to the experienced manager.

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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 — • run of the mill • 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 … Словарь американских идиом
run-of-the-mill — /run euhv dheuh mil /, adj. merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run of the mill house; a run of the mill performance. [1925 30] Syn. ordinary, routine, everyday. * * * … Universalium
run-of-the-mill — UK US /ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl/ adjective ► ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: »The event is not just a run of the mill conference … Financial and business terms
run-of-the-mill — adj not special or interesting in any way = ↑ordinary ▪ a run of the mill performance … Dictionary of contemporary English
run-of-the-mill — If something is run of the mill, there is nothing exceptional about it it is ordinary or average … The small dictionary of idiomes
run-of-the-mill — un of the mill, a. Ordinary; common; unexceptional. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run-of-the-mill — unspectacular, 1909 in a literal sense, in reference to material yielded by a mill, etc., before sorting for quality. Figurative use is from 1922 … Etymology dictionary
run-of-the-mill — [run′əv thə mil′] adj. not special; ordinary; average … English World dictionary
run-of-the-mill — [adj] average common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen, everyday, fair, fair to middling*, garden variety*, humdrum, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road*, middling, ordinary, regular, routine, so so*,… … New thesaurus

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