pants off, bore the

pants off, bore the
 Bore extremely.

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  • the pants off — informal used for emphasis after words like charm, scare, frighten, bore, and beat He can charm the pants off anybody. [=he is very charming] She scared the pants off us [=she scared us very badly] when she phoned at 3 a.m. The meeting bored the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bore the pants off (someone) — Vrb phrs. To bore someone greatly. E.g. That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me. The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier, e.g. He just mithered the pants off me all morning. Similar idiomatic… …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bore the pants off (someone) — Vrb phrs. To bore someone greatly. E.g. That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me. The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier, e.g. He just mithered the pants off me all morning. Similar idiomatic… …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bore the pants off (of) someone — tv. to ore someone exceedingly. □ You bore the pants off me! □ The lecture bored the pants off of everybody …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • bore the pants off someone — bore/annoy/scare/etc the pants off someone informal phrase to make someone feel very bored, annoyed, scared etc Opera bores the pants off him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • bore the pants off somebody — bore, scare, etc. the ˈpants off sb idiom (informal) to make sb extremely bored, frightened, etc. Main entry: ↑pantsidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • the pants off someone — (slang) To scare, bore, etc someone to a great degree ● pants …   Useful english dictionary

  • bore the pants off — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) pants off — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) pants off someone — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …   New idioms dictionary

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