Collocations for "bored"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bored" in context.
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bored
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- [be, get] bored
- bored in [class]
- got bored at [home, work, the party]
- bored of the [class, movie, book, album]
- got bored of his [complaints, wife, lover, behavior, lies]
- got bored of [looking, trying, writing, walking]
- got bored with [looking]
- bored to [tears, death]
- bored stiff (with your job)
- bored out of his mind
- I'm (so) bored
- I'm getting bored of [this, sitting, listening]
- you [might, would, will probably] get bored
'bored' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):