dull as dishwater vs original

dull as dishwater

adj
  • Boring; ordinary; exceedingly dull. 

original

adj
  • Fresh, different. 

  • Pioneering. 

  • First in a series of copies or versions. 

  • Having a specified place or time as its origin. 

  • Newly created. 

  • Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. 

noun
  • A ridgeling. 

  • An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived. 

  • A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection. 

  • A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent. 

How often have the words dull as dishwater and original occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )