exciting as watching paint dry

(as) exciting as watching paint dry

Very dull or boring. Everyone loves that period drama, but, to me, it's as exciting as watching paint dry. Rachel fell asleep during the big game because she thinks that watching sports is exciting as watching paint dry.
See also: dry, exciting, paint, watch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*exciting as watching (the) paint dry

very, very dull. (Sarcastic. *Also: about as ~; as ~.) This book is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Listening to you is exciting as watching the paint dry.
See also: dry, exciting, paint, watch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (as) exciting as watching paint dry
  • exciting
  • be like watching paint dry
  • be like watching grass grow
  • (as) dull as dishwater
  • as dull as dishwater
  • dishwater
  • dull
  • dull as dishwater
  • ditchwater
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