Basically, Americans would rather sit tight and hold out for the scientific breakthrough that makes the boring, tedious stuff like exercise and a balanced diet superfluous.

The tedious stuff that couldn't wait.

These guys don't care about eduction and all that tedious stuff - they care about their massive remuneration packages.

"Hey, you want to play sleuth, develop a taste for the tedious stuff."

I have no tolerance for the tedious stuff that many parish pastors have to put up with - the meaningless meetings, the fund-raising.

Gave me a nice break from some of the tedious stuff.

We're going to keep doing the tedious stuff like schooling him in the paddock and keeping him settled around the barn.

I'd be stuck doing the tedious stuff - making schedules, taking reser- vations, advertising, buying supplies - while you're out taking walks!

I went back to the files, trying to get done with the tedious stuff so I'd have some time left.

This is tedious stuff.