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to die on one's arse

to die on one's arse

9.9
To feel very bored and not interested in what is happening
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : cagarse de aburrimiento
  • If the movie doesn't get better soon, I'm going to die on my arse.

Examples

  • I was so uninterested in the lecture that I thought I might die on my arse.

  • I could die on my arse listening to that lecture!

  • He looked so bored during the meeting, it seemed he would die on his arse.

  • He died on his arse during the boring presentation.

  • The play was so dull that I thought I would die on my arse from boredom.

  • During the long meeting, I felt like I was going to die on my arse with disinterest.

  • If this lecture continues like this, I might die on my arse before it ends.

Synonyms

ker-bore
vsto die on one's arse
  • Slang
9.9

Very bored and annoyed because nothing is interesting

lacks the added exasperation and focuses on simple boredom from dull situations

Antonyms

to excite
331 2.7

To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager

to engage
117 3.5

To keep someone's full attention

How Bored

to die on one's arse
  • Offensive
9.9
boredom
85 1.3
bored
353 1.0
uninterested
20 3.5

Surface Forms

die on one's arse infinitive
died on one's arse past
died on one's arse past participle
dying on one's arse present participle
dies on one's arse third person singular

Morphology

die + on + one + arse

The verb 'die' here works as hyperbolic intensifier and 'on one's arse' literally signals sitting idly, so a learner who knows the constituents can plausibly infer a sense of extreme boredom or disengagement. However the construction is colloquial/slang and the specific figurative combination is not fully compositional or universally predictable, so a B1 learner might not reliably derive the idiomatic nuance or register without exposure.

Etymology

The idiom die on one's arse comes from the image of someone sitting so still and bored that they might die on their arse. So, it is used to say someone is 'extremely bored'.