bore someone to death

bore someone to death
bore (someone) to death to make someone lose interest completely.

Herman was bored to death by the stories Arlie told.


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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 someone 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 to make someone lose interest completely. Herman was bored to death by the stories Arlie told …   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 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 — 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

  • 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

  • death — W1S1 [deθ] n [: Old English;] 1.) a) [U] the end of the life of a person or animal ≠ ↑birth death of ▪ The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. ▪ Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. ▪ How Danielle …   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

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