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break one's balls

break one's balls is the alternative form of bust one's balls.

Meaning of bust one's balls

Verb

bust one's balls (third-person singular simple present busts one's balls, present participle busting one's balls, simple past and past participle busted one's balls or bust one's balls)

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

Forms of break one's balls

third-person singular presentbreaks one's balls
present participlebreaking one's balls
pastbroke one's balls
past participlebroken one's balls

Questions about break one's balls

What is break one's balls the alternative form of?
Break one's balls is the alternative form of bust one's balls.

Words near break one's balls in the dictionary

  1. break on the wheel
  2. break one off
  3. break one's arm patting oneself on the back
  4. break one's ass
  5. break one's back
  6. break one's balls
  7. break one's chops
  8. break one's duck
  9. break one's fall
  10. break one's fast
  11. break one's lance

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