bored to tears
Desperately craving stimulation
Bored to tears means extremely bored—so bored you could cry from the tedium.
The phrase is hyperbolic; actual tears rarely appear.
I was bored to tears during the three-hour meeting.
Similar intensified forms include bored stiff, bored silly, and bored out of one's mind.
- intolerableImpossible to bear
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- couldn't care lessComplete absence of concern
- tediousBoring through length
- watching paint dryIdiom for extreme tedium
yawn · monotonous · ennui · sick and tired · numb · dissatisfaction · zoning out · glazed over · staring into space · weariness · listlessness · dullness · clock-watching · sighing · fidgeting · twiddling thumbs · slouching · apathy
emotional engagement and interest level
bored to tearsriveted
Fastened or enthralled
captivated · enthralled · fascinated · spellbound · thrilled
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