run-of-the-mill
run-of-the-mill
English
Adj Top 29,916
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Definition
Ordinary; not special.
Etymology
From 1922; from the fact that product produced by a mill should be uniform and like that of any other similar run.
Example Sentences
- "This isn’t your run-of-the-mill refrigerator; you’ll find the extra features well worth the price."
- "The other had the most run-of-the-mill news which make some of my recent run-of-the-mill columns appear like the raciest escapist fare."
- "For a deeper, less familiar philosophy, you have to listen to your more run-of-the-mill dossers, and they don't come more run-of-the-mill than Ratso."
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