be bored witless
be bored witless
To be extremely bored. I could tell everyone in the audience was bored witless by the end of the lecture. We thought a week in a secluded cabin with no TV or Internet would make for some great family bonding, but we were all bored out of our skulls after a couple of days. My flight's been delayed, and I'm bored witless after sitting around the airport all day.
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be scared/bored ˈwitless
(informal) be extremely frightened or bored: Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was ‘scared witless’ when he first arrived in New York.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
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