- bore someone to tears
- bore (someone) to death/tears
be bored to death/tears - to be very bored.
That film bored me to tears.
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bore someone to tears
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bore someone to death — bore (someone) to death/tears be bored to death/tears to be very bored. That film bored me to tears … New idioms dictionary
bore someone to death — (or to tears) weary (a person) in the extreme … Useful english dictionary
bore to tears — bore (someone) to death/tears be bored to death/tears to be very bored. That film bored me to tears … New idioms dictionary
bore to death — bore (someone) to death/tears be bored to death/tears to be very bored. That film bored me to tears … New idioms dictionary
bore — 1 the past tense of bear 1 2 verb 1 (T) to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in: I m sorry I spoke for so long I hope I didn t bore you. | bore sb with: My father s always boring us… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bore — [[t]bɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ bores, boring, bored 1) VERB If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. [V n with n] Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy... [V n] Life in the country bores me … English dictionary
bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore … Dictionary of contemporary English
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… … Dictionary of contemporary English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
