dull as dishwater

Meanwhile, the news is usually pretty slow this time of year so any gaffe is going to get outsized attention because the media is desperate for campaign stories that aren't dull as dishwater.

He was dull as dishwater compared to many of the others vying for the nomination, and nobody had ever really considered him presidential timber.

Perhaps dull as dishwater, Mendelson is nonetheless as steady as they come in a council chamber where there’s hardly a dull moment.

I think something very important to remember is that we do not see good mother-in-law relationships in pop culture because good mothers-in-law are dull as dishwater from a comedic perspective.

That’s exactly what presidents did, usually in the form of a written report — typically as dull as dishwater — for most of the nation’s history.