I should know by now that "I am up to my elbows in dishwater" is not a good reason to fail to write something down. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
Of course, I had to be up to my elbows in dishwater and have to STOP doing dishes, check the phone, go back and start the process all over. From Wordnik.com. [Telemarketers] Reference
It tastes, as my grandfather reported, like dishwater. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Beck: The Grog Days of Summer (PHOTOS)] Reference
It washed through her hair, rinsing it dishwater dull. From Wordnik.com. [Question Quest]
"Get rid of this dishwater and bring me something to eat!". From Wordnik.com. [Time of the Twins]
Kencie rubbed knuckles still damp with dishwater on her apron. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
Without AndrÃ, he's the duke of dishwater, the earl of dull. From Wordnik.com. [Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas]
'Real champagne, not the dishwater that's served in your clubs!'. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Lady]
The wine was pleasant to the palate but no more heady than dishwater. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Adventurer]
Outside the terminal, a dishwater sky concealed the tepid afternoon sun. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
The gospodyni stood in the door with a pail of dishwater for the cattle. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
"Ouch!" he cried, dousing the hand in dishwater while turning down the flame. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
Now I have to go find that special hand cream so I dont have dishwater hands. From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
The hair was dishwater blond, the eyes a green I couldn't put a shade-name to. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
"So if you can't afford a cup of this dishwater, how are you going to pay me?". From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Without Yamaguchi's special nozzle, the formula's just so much dirty dishwater. From Wordnik.com. [Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas]
Charlotte took her hands out of the dishwater and looked at me, shaking her head. From Wordnik.com. [toupee] Reference
"Dull as dishwater, we are," Thomas agreed dolefully, as Sebastian leered at her. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates Of Sleep]
It was an elegant hand, a hand that had never been in dishwater or changed a diaper. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Even the dishwater-dull Eisenhower years are exciting when seen from Johnson's corner. From Wordnik.com. [Learning To Like Lyndon] Reference
A few moments later, up to his arms in dishwater and slops, Calvin seethed in resentment. From Wordnik.com. [Heartfire]
From the black and white photos he guessed they both had dishwater blond or sun-bleached hair. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Mercenary]
"Ah yes, " said Dr. Dr.yfus, smiling weakly, like a duck in dishwater, too embarrassed to quack. From Wordnik.com. [Even Cowgirls Get The Blues]
My family sat next to hers while having a Florentine steak dinner, and she was dull as dishwater. From Wordnik.com. [cooltwinz Diary Entry] Reference
To keep the water from becoming warm as dishwater we dug a hole in the ground to set the water can in. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
Albion was still the land of dishwater coffee, the chip butty (a french-fry sandwich) and bacon dinners. From Wordnik.com. [The Finer Things] Reference
He had short dishwater hair and bland features, except for a nose that had been broken and reset imperfectly. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Waltz]
In the passage she almost came nose to nose with her sister, who was just taking a pail of dishwater out to the cowshed. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
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