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common as dirt

common as dirt adjective: extremely common.

Adjective

common as dirt (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely common.

Synonyms of common as dirt

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Questions about common as dirt

What does common as dirt mean?
Common as dirt means extremely common.
What part of speech is common as dirt?
Common as dirt is an adjective.

Words near common as dirt in the dictionary

  1. common antilogarithms
  2. common antilogs
  3. common area
  4. common areas
  5. common as bums
  6. common as dirt
  7. common as muck
  8. common as pig tracks
  9. common ash
  10. common ashes
  11. common bamboo

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