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busted one's neck

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

Meaning of bust one's neck

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, US, slang) To work exceptionally hard.
    • Liz, I busted my neck getting you those votes!

Questions about busted one's neck

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

Words near busted one's neck in the dictionary

  1. busted one's arse
  2. busted one's balls
  3. busted one's chops
  4. busted one's gut
  5. busted one's hump
  6. busted one's neck
  7. busted out
  8. busted pilot
  9. busted pilots
  10. busted someone's agates
  11. busted someone's ass

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