bore to death

bore 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 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 death — See: TO DEATH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bore to death — See: TO DEATH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bore\ to\ death — See: to death …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bore — Synonyms and related words: acupunctuation, acupuncture, aggravation, annoyance, auger, bad news, be tedious, bedevilment, billow, bite, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boring, bother, botheration, bothersomeness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • bore — 1. verb 1) the movie bored us Syn: stultify, pall on, stupefy, weary, tire, fatigue, send to sleep, leave cold; bore to death, bore to tears; informal turn off 2) bore a hole in the ceiling Syn: drill …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bore — I v pierce, perforate, puncture, ream, trepan, riddle; penetrate, open up, reach into, tap, broach; drill, auger, mine, tunnel, burrow, lower into; cut out, dig out, gouge out; drive, punch, force, work; stab, pink, sink, stick, prick. II v 1.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 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 — bore (someone) to death to make someone lose interest completely. Herman was bored to death by the stories Arlie told …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

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