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beat/bore/scare the pants off
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[beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off someone (informal)

if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants off me.

See also: beat, bore, pant, scare

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bore to death/tears
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bored out of your mind
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