How to Pronounce "bore to death"
expression
BOR tuh DETH
BAW tuh DETH
Definition
To make someone extremely bored, to the point that it feels almost painful or unbearable.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɔɹ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɛθ
British English
bˈɔː/ /tˈuː/ /dˈɛθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BOR tuh DETH
UK
BAW tuh DETH
Listen in Context
Long meetings bore to death all the employees.
The movie was so slow it could bore to death even the most patient person.
He tells every detail and can bore to death a whole class.
If you keep talking about taxes, you’ll bore me to death!