David felt like he was stuck in a rut, so he went back to school.
•Anne was tired of being in a rut, so she moved to Los Angeles.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
be stuck in a rut — be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India. It s clear the economy is… … New idioms dictionary
rut — [rʌt] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French route; ROUTE1] [Sense: 3; Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: loud sound made by a deer , from Latin rugire to roar ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
rut — [ rʌt ] noun 1. ) count usually singular a situation that is boring and difficult to change: be (stuck) in a rut: If you re in a rut, change jobs. 2. ) count a deep narrow mark in the ground made by a wheel: I had to walk in frozen ruts in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Rut (roads) — A rut is a depression or groove worn into a road or path by the travel of wheels or skis or by erosion from flowing water. In cold climate areas, such as Scandinavia, studded tires cause significant road surface wear in terms of rutting. Ruts can … Wikipedia
rut — noun 1 (C) a deep narrow track left in soft ground by a wheel 2 in a rut living or working in a situation that never changes, so that you feel bored: be stuck in a rut: I was stuck in a rut, and decided to look for a new job. 3 the rut technical… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rut — UK [rʌt] / US noun Word forms rut : singular rut plural ruts 1) [countable, usually singular] a situation that is boring and difficult to change be (stuck) in a rut: If you re in a rut, change jobs. 2) [countable] a deep narrow mark in the ground … English dictionary
rut — noun 1) the car bumped across the ruts Syn: furrow, groove, trough, ditch, hollow, pothole, crater 2) he was stuck in a rut Syn: boring routine, humdrum existence, habit, dead end … Thesaurus of popular words
rut — [[t]rʌ̱t[/t]] ruts 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu in a N (disapproval) If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also … English dictionary
be in a rut — be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India. It s clear the economy is… … New idioms dictionary
get in a rut — get in/into a rut be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. When you have to cook dinner every night it s easy to get into a rut … New idioms dictionary
get into a rut — get in/into a rut be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. When you have to cook dinner every night it s easy to get into a rut … New idioms dictionary
