"common as muck" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-common as muck.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} common as muck (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very common (in various senses). Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: common as pig tracks, common as bums [Australia, colloquial]
    Sense id: en-common_as_muck-en-adj-1GlTYkW7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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