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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. drive someone to distraction Fig. to confuse or perplex someone. Can't you see you're driving her to distraction? The problems I am having with my boss are driving me to distraction. See also: drive drive somebody to distraction to make someone very angry or very bored Looking after six children every day is enough to drive you to distraction. There's a constant buzzing noise and it's driving me to distraction. See also: drive drive you to distraction to cause you to be unable to think or work That constant buzzing noise is driving me to distraction. Related vocabulary: drive you up the wallUsage notes: sometimes used in the form do something to distraction (to be unable to think of anything else): It is obvious that he loves her to distraction. See also: drive Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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