to be bored to death
Idiom Definition:
"to be bored to death"
to be extremely bored
This man is literally being bored to death - - - - - 
Idiom Scenario 1:
Ned and Grace are talking in the kitchen one morning before work ...
Grace: "Ready for another day at the office, Honey?"
Ned: "I suppose so."
Grace: "You don't sound very enthusiastic."
Ned: "Well, I've been working at the same company for almost thirty years. I've been doing the same job day after day after day. I am bored to death with work."
Idiom Scenario 2:
One evening, Ryan and Henry are watching television at Ryan's house. They have been watching re-runs of programs they have seen before ...
Henry: "Don't you get a little tired of watching the same old re-runs?"
Ryan: "I sure do. It gets a little boring to watch the same old shows day after day."
Henry: "That's an understatement! I am sick and tired of the same old re-runs. In fact, I'm bored to death with them!"
Idiom Scenario 3:
(Sometimes it is necessary to refresh your browser to see the news stories)
Which of these news stories is about:
- having nothing to do or amuse yourself with? (idiomatic)
- a television program? (literal)
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Idiom Usage:
This idiom is often used in the form:
bored to death (with something or someone)
Gerund Form of the Idiom:
Being bored to death can make it seem like time is moving very slowly.
Idiom Conjugations:
to be bored to death
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I am bored to death when I have to wait two hours in a doctor's office. |
I am not bored to death when I have to wait two hours in a doctor's office. |
Am I bored to death when I have to wait two hours in a doctor's office? |
| Second-singular (you) | You are bored to death when you must repeat the same repetitive task for a long time. |
You are not bored to death when you must repeat the same repetitive task for a long time. |
Are you bored to death when you must repeat the same repetitive task for a long time? |
| Third-singular (he) | He is bored to death in American history class. |
He is not bored to death in American history class. |
Is he bored to death in American history class? |
| Third-singular (she) | She is bored to death with her all her old clothes. |
She is not bored to death with her all her old clothes. |
Is she bored to death with her all her old clothes? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We are bored to death when no one scores any goals. |
We are not bored to death when no one scores any goals. |
Are we bored to death when no one scores any goals? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) are bored to death when you (all) never change your daily routines. |
You (all) are not bored to death when you (all) never change your daily routines. |
Are you (all) bored to death when you (all) never change your daily routines? |
| Third-plural (they) | They are bored to death when they listen to politicians. |
They are not bored to death when they listen to politicians. |
Are they bored to death when they listen to politicians? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I am being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
I am not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Am I being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| Second-singular (you) | You are being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
You are not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Are you being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| Third-singular (he) | He is being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
He is not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Is he being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| Third-singular (she) | She is being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
She is not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Is she being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We are being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
We are not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Are we being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) are being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
You are (all) not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Are you (all) being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| Third-plural (they) | They are being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
They are not being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech. |
Are they being bored to death being forced to listen to this politician's two hour speech? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I have been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
I have not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Have I been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Second-singular (you) | You have been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
You have not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Have you been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Third-singular (he) | He has been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
He has not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Has he been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Third-singular (she) | She has been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
She has not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Has she been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We have been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
We have not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Have we been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) have been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
You (all) have not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Have you (all) been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Third-plural (they) | They have been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
They have not been bored to death on many occasions in the past. |
Have they been bored to death on many occasions in the past? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
to be bored to death
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I was bored to death in class yesterday. |
I was not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Was I bored to death in class yesterday? |
| Second-singular (you) | You bored to death in class yesterday. |
You were not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Were you bored to death in class yesterday? |
| Third-singular (he) | He bored to death in class yesterday. |
He was not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Was he bored to death in class yesterday? |
| Third-singular (she) | She bored to death in class yesterday. |
She was not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Was she bored to death in class yesterday? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We bored to death in class yesterday. |
We were not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Were we bored to death in class yesterday? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) bored to death in class yesterday. |
You (all) were not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Were you (all) bored to death in class yesterday? |
| Third-plural (they) | They bored to death in class yesterday. |
They were not bored to death in class yesterday. |
Were they bored to death in class yesterday? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I was being bored to death by the professor until I decided to play hooky. |
I was not being bored to death by the professor until I decided to play hooky. |
Was I being bored to death by the professor until I decided to play hooky? |
| Second-singular (you) | You were being bored to death by the professor until you decided to play hooky. |
You were not being bored to death by the professor until you decided to play hooky. |
Were you being bored to death by the professor until you decided to play hooky? |
| Third-singular (he) | He was being bored to death by the professor until he decided to play hooky. |
He was not being bored to death by the professor until he decided to play hooky. |
Was he being bored to death by the professor until he decided to play hooky? |
| Third-singular (she) | She was being bored to death by the professor until she decided to play hooky. |
She was not being bored to death by the professor until she decided to play hooky. |
Was she being bored to death by the professor until she decided to play hooky? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We were being bored to death by the professor until we decided to play hooky. |
We were not being bored to death by the professor until we decided to play hooky. |
Were we being bored to death by the professor until we decided to play hooky? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) were being bored to death by the professor until you (all) decided to play hooky. |
You (all) were not being bored to death by the professor until you (all) decided to play hooky. |
Were you (all) being bored to death by the professor until you (all) decided to play hooky? |
| Third-plural (they) | They were being bored to death by the professor until they decided to play hooky. |
They were not being bored to death by the professor until they decided to play hooky. |
Were they being bored to death by the professor until they decided to play hooky? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
I had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had I been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Second-singular (you) | You had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
You had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had you been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Third-singular (he) | He had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
He had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had he been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Third-singular (she) | She had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
She had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had she been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
We had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had we been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
You (all) had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had you (all) been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Third-plural (they) | They had been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
They had not been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject. |
Had they been bored to death in class before the professor changed the subject? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
to be bored to death
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. I am going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
I will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. I am not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will I bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Am I going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. You are going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
You will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. You are not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will you bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Are you going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. He is going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
He will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. He is not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will he bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Is he going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. She is going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
She will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. She is not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will she bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Is she going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. We are going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
We will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. We are not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will we bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Are we going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. You (all) are going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
You (all) will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. You (all) are not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will you (all) bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Are you (all) going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Third-plural (they) | They will bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. They are going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
They will not bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. They are not going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow. |
Will they bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? Are they going to bored to death at the ballet tomorrow? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. I am going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
I will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. I am not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will I have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Am I going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. You are going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
You will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. You are not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will you have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Are you going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. He is going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
He will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. He is not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will he have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Is he going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. She is going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
She will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. She is not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will she have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Is she going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. We are going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
We will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. We are not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will we have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Are we going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. You (all) are going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
You (all) will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. You (all) are not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will you (all) have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Are you (all) going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes?
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| Third-plural (they) | They will have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. They are going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
They will not have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. They are not going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes. |
Will they have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? Are they going to have been bored to death by the time the ballet performance finishes? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
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