common as muck

adjective

Very common (in various senses).

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common as bumscommon as pig tracksaveragebasicbog-standardcommoncommon as dirtdime a dozen
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Meanings

adjectivecommon as muck (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileVery common (in various senses).

    How many times have you heard a young mother roll her eyes up to heaven at the sound of another mum calling out the name of her child, only to realize that the name she picked is now common as muck?

    2011, David McWilliams, The Pope's Children, page 52

    Synonyms: common as bums, common as pig tracks, average, basic, bog-standard, common, common as bums, common as dirt

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVery common (in various senses).

Similar
common as bumscommon as pig tracksaveragebasicbog-standardcommoncommon as bumscommon as dirtcommon as pig tracksdime a dozeneverydayfrequentgeneralhabitualnonrarepar for the coursepedestrianplainquotidian
Also see
a dime a dozenaveragebog-standardcommoncommon as bumscommon as dirtcommon as pig trackseverydayfrequentgeneralhabitualnonrarepar for the coursepedestrianquotidianroutinaryroutineten a pennytwo a pennyusualworkaday
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APA

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Chicago

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