in a rut

prepositional phrase

To be stuck in a boring or monotonous routine or habit.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. colloquialidiomaticTo be stuck in a boring or monotonous routine or habit.

    If you feel your life's in a rut / Just come on out tonight, and we'll pull you up / Ain't no use in dragging your feet / 'Cause something's in the air that just can't be beat

    1981, Quincy Jones, “Razzamatazz”, in The Dude
  2. colloquialidiomaticTo be overly fixated on one activity, job, or method.
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APA

in a rut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20rut

MLA

“in a rut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20rut. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a rut,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20rut.

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