IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishrun-of-the-mill
Meaning: Ordinary or usual.
Example: “It was a run-of-the-mill hotel with a decent breakfast.”
Origin: The expression run-of-the-mill originates from the idea of a product such as fabric, which was first mass-produced (the run) in a mill, enabling it to be uniform.
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