be (stuck) in a rut

be (stuck) in a rut

To become seemingly trapped or stuck in a mundane, non-changing pattern of life, work, and/or personal behavior. I had so many ambitions when I first graduated from college, but now I feel like I'm in a rut. We're stuck in a rut—let's move abroad for the summer and shake things up!
See also: rut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get in(to) a rut
  • in a rut
  • (stuck) in a rut
  • rut
  • come out to (someone)
  • learn (something) from the bottom up
  • learn from the bottom up
  • learnt
  • pope
  • said the actress to the pope