bust someone's balls en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(slang, vulgar) To give someone a hard time, whether by playfully teasing or sincerely harassing them.
Henry: All day long I thought the guys in the helicopter were just local cops busting my balls over Lufthansa. But they turned out to be narcs.
1990, Goodfellas:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| busted someone's balls | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| busted someone's balls | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| busting someone's balls | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| busts someone's balls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
el πρήζω τ’ αρχίδια (to give someone a hard time) · ca tocar els collons (to give someone a hard time) · it rompere le palle (to give someone a hard time) · ca tocar els nassos (to give someone a hard time) · it rompere le scatole (to give someone a hard time) · it rompere i coglioni (to give someone a hard time)