bog standard Idiom, Proverb

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drive standard

shift gears on a car or truck Can you drive standard? My car has a five-speed transmission.

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bog-standard

normal, average, usual: "It was just a bog-standard Christmas, too much food, too much booze and not enough sleep"

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standard time|slow|slow time|standard|time

n. Clock time that is set by law or agreement in a country or in part of a country; especially, in the United States: the clock time used between fall and spring, which is an hour slower than the time used in the summer. Abbreviation ST. When we go to bed Saturday night, we will set our clocks back an hour, because Sunday we will be on standard time again. Next week it will get dark an hour earlier, because we will be on standard time.
Antonym: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

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double standard

double standard
A set of principles establishing different provisions for one group than another; also, specifically, allowing men more sexual freedom than women. For example, She complained that her father had a double standard—her brothers were allowed to date, but she was not, even though she was older. [Mid-1900s]

bog standard

slang Conventional. Primarily heard in UK. I aloof charge a bog accepted phone—nothing fancy.Learn more: bog, standard

bog ˈstandard

(British English, informal) ordinary; with no appropriate features: All you charge is a bog accepted apparatus — annihilation fancy.Learn more: bog, standard

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