"plain as porridge" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-plain as porridge.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plain as porridge (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very clear and evident. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: obvious
    Sense id: en-plain_as_porridge-en-adj-TqdO-RMP Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (simile) Very unattractive or unprepossessing. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plain_as_porridge-en-adj-4c7FFDeg Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Download JSON data for plain as porridge meaning in English (1.7kB)

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