bore somebody to tears
bore (one) to tears
To bore one to the point of distraction, frustration, or irritation. The professor bored the whole class to tears. Politics just bores me to tears.
See also: bore, tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bore somebody to ˈtears
,bore somebody ˈstiff
,bore somebody out of their ˈmind
(informal) (often used in the passive) bore somebody very much: He bored me to tears with stories about his childhood. After listening to the speech for three hours I was bored stiff.See also: bore, somebody, tear
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- bore (one) to tears
- bored to tears
- bored to distraction
- bored out of (one's) mind
- bored out of (one's) brains
- bored out of (one's) skull
- run out
- run out on
- weep for