be bored witless

be bored witless

To be extremely bored. I could tell everyone in the audience was bored witless by the end of the lecture.
See also: bore, witless
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be scared/bored ˈwitless

(informal) be extremely frightened or bored: Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was ‘scared witless’ when he first arrived in New York.
See also: bore, scare, witless
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be scared/bored witless
  • witless
  • bored to tears
  • bored stiff
  • bore (one) stiff
  • be bored to death
  • bored to death
  • bore (one) to death
  • bore stiff
  • bore to death
References in periodicals archive
The Booker this year, for the first time, is open to international authors so the reader can be bored witless in an American accent for a change.
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