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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

stick-in-the-mud

Hi,

(1) "He is a kind of stick-in-the-mud kind of guy"
Is this phrase OK? (Is it ok to use 'kind" twice in this phrase?)

(2) What is the "mildest" way to say that "someone is kind of a stick-in-the-mud"? What other expressions similar/close to "stick-in-the-mud" do English speakers often use?

(3) What is the strongest/most formal way to say that a person is very conservative/stick-in-the-mud?

3.1 - "He is conservative to his bones"?
3.2- "He is overly/highly/extremely/damn conservative"?

Thank you!

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Top answer

You can just say He is a stick-in-the-mud. / He is kind of a stick-in-the-mud. s=t Some mild phrases might include He is really conservative.

— Elanguest

  • You can just say He is a stick-in-the-mud.
  • / He is kind of a stick-in-the-mud.
  • s=t Some mild phrases might include He is really conservative.
  • / He is resistant to change.
  • / He is really old-fashioned.
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You can just say He is a stick-in-the-mud. / He is kind of a stick-in-the-mud.

You can see here for synonyms: http://thesaurus.com/browse/stick+in+the+mud?s=t

Some mild phrases might include He is really conservative. / He is resistant to change. / He is really old-fashi
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ElanguestYou can just say He is a stick-in-the-mud.
And he's probably not much fun at a party, either!
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