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mine run

mine run

8.4
Not special or interesting
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : común
  • The show was just a mine run production, nothing particularly memorable.

Examples

  • This event is just mine run.

  • Don't expect anything special; it's a mine run show!

  • Most of the candidates were mine run and failed to stand out during the interview process.

  • She received a mine run education at an average public school.

  • I had a mine run day at the office with no special projects or events.

  • The restaurant served a mine run plate of spaghetti that tasted just average.

  • His presentation was quite mine run compared to the innovative ideas from his colleagues.

Synonyms

normal
vsmine run
1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

denotes plainness in value rather than conformity or healthiness
average
vsmine run
1.0

Ordinary and not very good

focuses on plainness rather than statistical or measured middleness
usual
vsmine run
1.0

Happening most of the time in a normal way

talks about plain, undistinguished quality rather than frequency of occurrence
ordinary
vsmine run
683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

emphasizes the same lack of distinction rather than rarity or frequency
nothing special
vsmine run
43 2.2

Ordinary and not very interesting

expresses the same plainness but more neutrally and briefly
run-of-the-mill
vsmine run
  • Informal
24 3.3

Ordinary and not special

is identical in sense but uses a different informal label
undistinguished
vsmine run
5 5.4

A person or thing that has no special quality

states general plainness rather than stressing absence of individuality
unexceptional
vsmine run
3 4.4

Not special or impressive, just ordinary

frames that ordinary quality as the basic, neutral case
run-of-the-mine
vsmine run
  • Informal
7.2

Common and not special

is the same idea but expressed with a different word order
common or garden variety
vsmine run
  • UK
4.4

Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere

covers that commonness but with a simpler single expression

Antonyms

1.0

Made for a particular person, purpose, or occasion

129 4.1

Being much better than normal or usual

How Ordinary

run-of-the-mill
  • Informal
24 3.3
mine run
  • Archaic
8.4
typical
843 1.0
notable
112 3.7
exceptional
129 4.1

Surface Forms

mine run positive

Morphology

mine + run

There is no clear compositional route from 'mine' (a possessive pronoun) + 'run' (a span of events) to the meaning 'ordinary/average'. The phrase does not follow common English composition patterns and appears idiomatic or nonce, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would not reliably infer the intended sense without prior exposure.

Etymology

Mine run may come from miners' language. One popular story says a mine's regular run of rock was the everyday, common output—not a rich find. So mine run came to mean 'ordinary' or 'nothing special'.