stuck in a rut 

Remaining in the same negative situation in life.

He's bored at his job, owes lots of money, and his his girlfriend isn't talking to him. He is stuck in a rut.

stuck in a rut by Trudgingalong March 11, 2014

stuck in a rut 

a settled or established habit or course of action, especially a boring one and needing to change

Urban Dictionary's '30 trending words' list maker bot is stuck in a rut, changing only the dates & nothing else, not actually checking what's really trending. The list hasn't changer in maybe over 2 months.

stuck in a rut by Jumbled McGobbledygook January 30, 2021