Bore stiff Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɔɹ/ /ˈstɪf

BAWR STIF

UK

bˈɔː/ /stˈɪf

BAW STIF

التعريف

To make someone extremely bored; to cause someone to feel so uninterested that they can hardly stand it.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often said as 'bore someone stiff' or 'be bored stiff.' Common in conversation to exaggerate boredom. Not used in very formal writing. Similar in meaning to 'bore someone to death.'

• Spanish: aburrir muchísimo - aburrir hasta la muerte
• Portuguese (BR): entediar demais - entediar até a morte
• Portuguese (PT): aborrecer imenso - aborrecer até à morte
• Chinese (Simplified): 无聊死了 - 烦得要命
• Chinese (Traditional): 無聊死了 - 煩得要命
• Hindi: बहुत उबाऊ लगना - मर जाने तक ऊबाना
• Arabic: شعر بالملل الشديد - ممل حتى الموت
• Bengali: ভীষণ বিরক্ত করা - একেবারে ক্লান্তিকরভাবে বিরক্ত করা
• Russian: до смерти наскучить - до одурения наскучить
• Japanese: うんざりさせる - 退屈でたまらなくする
• Vietnamese: làm ai chán ngấy - làm ai chán đến chết
• Korean: 지독하게 지루하게 하다 - 죽을 만큼 지루하게 하다
• Turkish: ölümüne sıkmak - fena halde sıkmak
• Urdu: شدید بوریت کرنا - انتہائی اکتا دینا
• Indonesian: membosankan sekali - membuat sangat bosan

جمل نموذجية

That movie bored me stiff.

basic

I was bored stiff at the meeting.

basic

Long speeches bore students stiff.

basic

Honestly, I was bored stiff halfway through the lecture.

natural

Her stories always bore me stiff after a few minutes.

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If I have to listen to that again, I'll be bored stiff!

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