run-of-the-mill

[ ruhn-uhv-thuh-mil ]
/ ˈrʌn əv ðəˈmɪl /
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adjective

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

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Origin of run-of-the-mill

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby run-of-the-mill

run with, run-down, run-flat, run-in, run-of-paper, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, run-on, run-on sentence, run-out, run-through
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Words related to run-of-the-mill

middling, undistinguished, common, commonplace, customary, everyday, fair, humdrum, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, ordinary, regular, routine, so-so, unexceptional, usual, garden-variety

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British Dictionary definitions for run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ordinary, average, or undistinguished in quality, character, or nature; not special or excellent
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