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bust chops

bust chops verb: to nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.

Verb

bust (someone's) chops (third-person singular simple present busts chops, present participle busting chops, simple past and past participle busted chops)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
    • The boss has been busting chops all day.
    • The boss busted our chops all week.

Synonyms of bust chops

Forms of bust chops

third-person singular presentbusts chops
present participlebusting chops
past participlebusted chops
pastbusted chops

Questions about bust chops

What does bust chops mean?
Bust chops means to nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
What part of speech is bust chops?
Bust chops is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust chops?
The past tense of bust chops is busted chops.

Words near bust chops in the dictionary

  1. bust a nut
  2. bust a U
  3. bust around
  4. bust ass
  5. bust ass cold
  6. bust chops
  7. bust down
  8. bust downs
  9. bust improver
  10. bust improvers
  11. bust in

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