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busted one's chops

busted one's chops is the simple past and past participle of bust one's chops.

Meaning of bust one's chops

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To exert oneself.
    • I've been busting my chops to get this out by end of day.

Questions about busted one's chops

What is busted one's chops the simple past and past participle of?
Busted one's chops is the simple past and past participle of bust one's chops.

Words near busted one's chops in the dictionary

  1. busted into
  2. busted off
  3. busted on
  4. busted one's arse
  5. busted one's balls
  6. busted one's chops
  7. busted one's gut
  8. busted one's hump
  9. busted one's neck
  10. busted out
  11. busted pilot

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