common as pig tracks

adjective

Very common or frequently encountered; not at all rare.

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common as bumscommon as muckaveragebasicbog-standardcommoncommon as dirtdime a dozen
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Meanings

adjectivecommon as pig tracks (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileVery common or frequently encountered; not at all rare.

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

  2. not comparablesimileVery common or vulgar; not sophisticated.

    Synonyms: plebeian, popular, uncultured

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVery common or frequently encountered; not at all rare.

Similar
common as bumscommon as muckaveragebasicbog-standardcommoncommon as bumscommon as dirtcommon as muckdime a dozeneverydayfrequentgeneralhabitualnonrarepar for the coursepedestrianplainquotidian

adjectiveVery common or vulgar; not sophisticated.

Similar
plebeianpopularuncultured
Also see
a dime a dozenaveragebog-standardcommoncommon as bumscommon as dirtcommon as muckeverydayfrequentgeneralhabitualnonrarepar for the coursepedestrianquotidianroutinaryroutineten a pennytwo a pennyusualworkaday
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Chicago

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