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A sign warning of wet paint "Like watching paint dry" is an English-language idiom describing an activity as being particularly boring or tedious. [1] It is believed to have originated in the United States. [2] A similar phrase is "watching the grass grow". [3]
A non-narrative film, Paint Drying consists of 607 minutes (10 hours and 7 minutes) of a static view of white paint drying on a brick wall. The entire film is a single continuous shot, and there is no audio. [3] [4] It receives its title from the expression "like watching paint dry", [5] which refers to something very tedious or boring. [6]
Image credits: CesaroSalad #6. Clean a pan/pot/cutting board etc. while my other stuff is cooking. By the end of cooking, the only other thing I need to clean is the dish that holds the final product.
watching paint dry: To describe something tedious or boring water under the bridge: Something that already happened in the past and should not be the primary focus of attention because it cannot be changed [83] wild goose chase: A frustrating or lengthy undertaking that accomplishes little: jump ship: To leave a job, organization, or activity ...
“Investing is like watching paint dry. You set it up and then you set up an automatic transfer that comes right out of your checking account every month and then you get on with your life.” ...
The last time the Federal Reserve laid the groundwork for shrinking its balance sheet, in 2017, then-Chair Janet Yellen said she expected the process would be "like watching paint dry." The ...
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It was kinda like watching paint dry." [ 9 ] The exchange from Night Moves was quoted in director Éric Rohmer 's New York Times obituary in 2010. [ 10 ] Arthur Penn was an admirer of Rohmer's films; [ 11 ] Bruce Jackson has written an extended discussion of the role of My Night at Maud's in Night Moves ; its protagonist and Moseby have related ...