run-of-the-mine
[ ruhn-uhv-thuh-mahyn ]
/ ˈrʌn əv ðəˈmaɪn /
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adjective
of or relating to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
common or ordinary; run-of-the-mill: a boring, run-of-the-mine performance.
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Also run-of-mine [ruhn-uhv-mahyn]. /ˈrʌn əvˈmaɪn/.
Origin of run-of-the-mine
First recorded in 1905–10
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