bore the pants off (of) (one)
bore the pants off (of) (one)
To cause one to be extremely bored, to the point of distraction, frustration, or irritation. Today's lecture bored the pants off me.
See also: bore, off, pant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bore the pants off of someone
Fig. to be exceedingly dull and uninteresting to someone. You bore the pants off of me! The lecture bored the pants off of everybody.
See also: bore, of, off, pant
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- bore the pants off of
- bored to tears
- bored to death
- bore to death
- bore (one) to death
- bore stiff
- bored out of (one's) mind
- bore (one) stiff