Multiple choice

Directions: Complete the following simile.

As ________ as dishwater.

  1. dismal

  2. blunt

  3. boring

  4. dull
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Dull as dishwater' is an idiom describing something boring, tedious, or uninteresting. Dishwater was traditionally seen as unexciting and murky. While 'boring' has similar meaning, the traditional idiom specifically uses 'dull'.

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