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busting one's balls

busting one's balls is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about busting one's balls

What is busting one's balls the present participle and gerund of?
Busting one's balls is the present participle and gerund of bust one's balls.

Words near busting one's balls in the dictionary

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

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