watch paint dry
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editwatch paint dry (third-person singular simple present watches paint dry, present participle watching paint dry, simple past and past participle watched paint dry)
- (humorous) To watch something that has virtually no movement, hence, something very boring.
- Synonym: watch grass grow
- I expected his new play to be as good as the last, but it was like watching paint dry.
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