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
Condoleezzakahn-də-LEE-zəVarious
Irenaee-RE-nah (Polish), ee-RAY-nah (Dutch)Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Damodara-Hinduism
Reyes-Spanish
Royse-Medieval English
JodiJO-deeEnglish