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never a dull moment

never a dull moment phrase: there is always something interesting happening; there is no chance of boredom.

Phrase

never a dull moment

  1. (informal) There is always something interesting happening; there is no chance of boredom.
    • There is never a dull moment in the boat while girls are towing it.1889, Jerome K. Jerome, chapter 9, in Three Men in a Boat […]
    • Never a dull moment in this novel; never, indeed, a moment when there was not some anxious situation to face, some formidable difficulty to overcome.1907, John F. Macdonald, “French Life and the French Stage”, in The Fortnightly, volume 81, Chapman and Hall, page 168

Questions about never a dull moment

What does never a dull moment mean?
Never a dull moment means there is always something interesting happening; there is no chance of boredom.
What part of speech is never a dull moment?
Never a dull moment is a phrase.

Words near never a dull moment in the dictionary

  1. nevelah
  2. neveling
  3. nevels
  4. neven
  5. never
  6. never a dull moment
  7. never again
  8. never ask the barber if you need a haircut
  9. never been kissed
  10. never change a running system
  11. never eat shredded wheat

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