run-of-the-mine

US: (run′əv ᵺə mīn′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

run-of-the-mine  (run′əv ᵺə mīn′), adj. 

1. of or pertaining to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
2. common or ordinary; run-of-the-mill:
   a boring, run-of-the-mine performance.

Also, run-of-mine  (run′əv mīn′). 

• 1905–10