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Discover LudwigThe phrase "paint drying" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a situation that is extremely boring or uneventful.
Example: "Watching paint drying is more exciting than this meeting."
Alternatives: "grass growing" or "watching water boil"
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For small boys, who lack adult prejudices about paint drying, watching tar boil is impossibly alluring.
That leaves us in a "paint drying on the wall" situation.
I love watching golf (it's really not at all like paint drying), but I'll skip the Masters this year.
I could feel my face paint drying to an uncomfortable film, affixing an unnatural contortion to the muscles of my face.
Leonardo da Vinci famously lived on 20-minute naps for weeks at a time while oil painting to avoid the paint drying.
At this point the interviewer is probably staring at the ceiling to double check whether there is any paint drying in the top lefthand corner.
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But it was outdated shortly after the paint dried.
Easily you can get your painting dried with the fan!
Paint dries.
"It's worse than watching paint dry.
We were literally watching paint dry.
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