Meaning of common as bums | Babel Free

Definitions

Very common or mundane (in various senses).

Australia, US, colloquial, not-comparable

Examples

“Bruises and bumps in the Kentucky camp were as common as bums at a free barbecue.”

“He made a face⟳. "What for? You don't want⟳ a vineyard there. They're as common as bums; everybody's got one."”

“It was a long afternoon for those on the drink⟳ and the violence on the field was more often than not mirrored on the hill. Fistfights were as common as bums and people abandoned their picnic blankets to make⟳ room for the combatants. Many patrons lost full buckets of chips and pies in the mad scramble.”

“Tattoos were once solely used as a code by bikies and molls, the armed forces, crims and dykes to send⟳ a "I’m one of you", or "approach⟳ at your own⟳ risk⟳", message ("In inky seas, tatts jumped the shark", June 1). Going by what I see⟳ in the changing room at my gym these days, they are now purely ornamental – and as common as bums.”

“"These kinds of thefts are common as bums at a soup kitchen," Ed said, yawning.”

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