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busts one's chops

busts one's chops is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 busts one's chops

What is busts one's chops the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Busts one's chops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bust one's chops.

Words near busts one's chops in the dictionary

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

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