bore\ to\ tears

bore\ to\ tears
v. phr.
To fill with tired dislike; tire by dullness or the same old thing bore.

The party was dull and Roger showed plainly that he was bored to tears.

Mary loved cooking, but sewing bores her to tears.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • 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 tears — {v. phr.} To fill with tired dislike; tire by dullness or the same old thing bore. * /The party was dull and Roger showed plainly that he was bored to tears./ * /Mary loved cooking, but sewing bores her to tears./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bore to tears — {v. phr.} To fill with tired dislike; tire by dullness or the same old thing bore. * /The party was dull and Roger showed plainly that he was bored to tears./ * /Mary loved cooking, but sewing bores her to tears./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • 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

  • tears — See: BORE TO TEARS, CROCODILE TEARS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tears — See: BORE TO TEARS, CROCODILE TEARS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tears — See: bore to tears, crocodile tears …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

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