be scared/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
be scared witless
To be very severely frightened or worried. I was scared witless when I heard footsteps on the staircase in the middle of the night. I'm scared witless that the tests are going to come back positive for leukemia.
See also: scare, 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
- witless
- be bored witless
- bored to tears
- bored stiff
- bore (one) stiff
- bore (one) to death
- bore stiff
- bore to death
- bored to death
- distraction