bored to tears



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bored to tears

Extremely bored to the point of distraction, frustration, or irritation. I was bored to tears listening to that lecture this afternoon.
See also: bore, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KelliKEL-eeEnglish
Desideratus-Late Roman
&Aelig;Lfheah-Anglo-Saxon
Bethuelbə-THYOO-əl (English)Biblical
Jun-Hojoon-hoKorean
Erle (1)-Norwegian