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bored silly
(redirected from bored to distraction)

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bored silly and bored to distraction; bored stiff; bored to death; bored to tears
very bored; extremely dull and uninteresting (Usually an exaggeration.) I was bored silly at the lecture. The dull speaker left me bored to distraction. I am bored to tears. Let's go home.
See also: bore, silly


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quot; I offer this to all you: 1) Most attractive women are BORED TO DISTRACTION by most men.
First described in zoo animals who were bored to distraction, many of our pets chase their tails, pace relentlessly, hop from one foot to the other, over-groom or bark, bark, bark.
Byline: MATTHEW NORMAN BORED to distraction during the closing minutes of Sunday's shocker, just before Arsenal and Manchester United wisely abandoned trying to play football in favour of a little light brawling, I was flicking through the papers when I came across a column by Terry Venables.
 
 
 
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