bore (someone) to tears



bore (someone) to tears

To bore someone to the point of distraction, frustration, or irritation. The professor bored the whole class to tears. This film bores me to tears.
See also: bore, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Garbi-Basque
Adelinea-də-LEEN (French), AD-ə-lien (English)French, English
Serafinse-RAH-feenPolish
Dailey['deili]
Margita-Hungarian, Slovak
Faigel-Yiddish