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like a bump on a log

like a bump on a log adverb: idly, listlessly, or uselessly.

Adverb

like a bump on a log (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Idly, listlessly, or uselessly.
    • Jack just sat there like a bump on a log.

Questions about like a bump on a log

What does like a bump on a log mean?
Like a bump on a log means idly, listlessly, or uselessly.
What part of speech is like a bump on a log?
Like a bump on a log is an adverb.

Words near like a bump on a log in the dictionary

  1. like a bowl in a china shop
  2. like a bug to a zapper
  3. like a bull at a gate
  4. like a bull in a china shop
  5. like a bulldog with a bone
  6. like a bump on a log
  7. like a cat in a strange garret
  8. like a cat on a hot tin roof
  9. like a champ
  10. like a charm
  11. like a chicken on a June bug

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