Useful English Word or Phrase to Boost Your English: Dull as Dishwater

What does it mean?

Very boring or uninteresting.

Is it positive or negative?

Negative.

When do you use it?

When complaining about something or someone that's boring.

Examples

Example 1: That lecture was dull as dishwater.

Example 2: He's nice, but honestly-dull as dishwater.

Question for you

What's something you find dull as dishwater?

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Dull as dishwater is a vivid way to say something is boring. I teach natural opinions like this in online English lessons with a British native speaker. For food opinions, see bland. Find out more here.