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". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
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
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
