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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bust one's balls en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
busting one's balls Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bust one's balls Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bust one's balls Tense=Past lexicographic
busted one's balls Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
busted one's balls Tense=Past lexicographic
busts one's balls Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

bust someone's balls · bust a nut

Synonyms

bust one's arse · bust one's butt