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What does "be in a rut" mean?

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Rebecca

To "be in a rut" is an idiom that means to do something so repetitively that it becomes boring. This often refers to being trapped in a routine that is the same every day and becomes an unchanging pattern that is no longer interesting. In the case of the video here, he means that their relationship is "in a rut" or is otherwise at a point where it is boring and disinteresting. Ex: His office job has really put him in a rut. Ex: I've been in a rut. I need to do something different with my life.

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