old chestnut
informalDefinition
› a subject, idea, or joke that has been discussed or repeated so often that it is not funny any more: I wondered whether there might, after all, be some truth in the old chestnut that one's school days are the happiest of one's life.Tedious and uninspiring
(Definition of old chestnut from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymous adjective
- banal adjective
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland adjective
- boring adjective
- colourless adjective (BORING)
- desiccated adjective
- earthbound adjective
- leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY)
- menial adjective
- middle-aged adjective
- mind-numbing adjective
- monochrome adjective (BORING)
- monotonous adjective
- pallid adjective
- staid adjective
- stale adjective
- stodgy adjective (BORING)
- tedious adjective
- threadbare adjective (WEAK)
Topic:
Tedious and uninspiring
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