a one-horse town

one-horse town

A very small and unremarkable town that is typically regarded as dull or boring. I can't wait to graduate high school and get out of this boring, one-horse town!
See also: town
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a one-horse town

If you describe a town as a one-horse town, you mean that it is very small and uninteresting. This place is something of a one-horse town, but you can always take a boat across to the island. Would you want to spend your whole life in a small one-horse town?
See also: town
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a one-horse ˈtown

(informal) a small, boring town where nothing happens: The President likes to remind people that he grew up in a small one-horse town in the Midwest.
See also: town
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • one-horse town
  • burg
  • extreme
  • boring in the extreme
  • live a dog's life
  • lead a dog's life
  • boring, silly, etc. in the extreme
  • all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
  • All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
References in periodicals archive
"A One-Eyed Horse in a One-Horse Town" is a heartwarming tribute to the author's real horse, a half-blind old horse who could dance to music and stole the hearts of the town (minus one cranky neighbor).
A One-Eyed Horse in a One-Horse Town