How to Pronounce "bore to tears"
expression
BOR to TEERZ
BAW to TEERZ
Definition
To make someone extremely bored, to the point that they feel like crying. It emphasizes feeling very uninterested or unstimulated.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɔɹ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈtɛɹz/, /ˈtɪɹz
British English
bˈɔː/ /tˈuː/ /tiːɹz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BOR to TEERZ
UK
BAW to TEERZ
Listen in Context
The movie bored me to tears.
I was bored to tears during that lecture.
Reading that book bored her to tears.
Honestly, the documentary bored me to tears after the first ten minutes.