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
KirstenKEER-sten (Danish, Norwegian), KUR-stən (English)Danish, Norwegian, English
Britannia-English (Rare)
Horia-Romanian
Zahira-Arabic
Luba-Russian, Ukrainian
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