milk run
Simple routine trip
A milk run is a routine trip with multiple stops, like the delivery routes where trucks once collected milk from farms.
The term now describes any regular, uneventful journey—especially in military contexts, where a milk run is a mission expected to meet little resistance: The bombing raid turned out to be a milk run.
Regular sequence of actions
- simpleFree of complexity
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- undemandingRequiring minimal effort
uncomplicated · predictable · safe · low-risk · standard · basic · manageable · uneventful
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- simpleFree of complexity
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- effortlessRequiring no strain
undemanding · uncomplicated · predictable · safe · low-risk · standard · basic · manageable · uneventful · smooth
delivery
Conveyance of goods
distribution · pickup · cargo · freight · circuit · rounds · scheduled · logistics · haul · shipment
bombing
Attack with explosives
target · unopposed · low-risk · raid · formation · flight · squadron · bomber · operation
- train termsall aboard, engine, departure time, arrival time, passenger car
- routesroad, path, route, highway, freeway
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- cold storagefreezer, refrigerator, fridge, icebox, ice chest
- railway termsplatform, tunnel, viaduct, junctions, sidings
- sailing termssails, mast, anchor, hull, rigging
milk runsuicide mission
Assignment with fatal certainty
death trap · combat mission · hot zone · behind enemy lines · hazardous duty
milk runordeal
Difficult, painful experience
herculean task · baptism by fire · trial by fire · uphill battle · tough assignment
milk rundirect route
Straightest path available
express route · nonstop flight · beeline · straight shot · point-to-point
milk, run, milks, milked, milking, milky, milkman, milkmaid, runs