| 单词 | to bust one's balls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bust (also break) one's balls d. slang (originally U.S.). to bust (also break) one's balls: to exert oneself to the utmost; to work very hard. Cf. to bust (also break) one's chops at chop n.2 Additions b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make a great effort to move (also stir) heaven and earth1580 to swelt one's heart1584 to sweat blood1911 to bust (also rupture) a gut1912 to fall over backwards1932 to bust (also break) one's balls1968 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > do one's utmost to do (also lay) one's mightc1175 to do, make one's wisec1290 to do (also make) one's powerc1390 to hold (also keep) foot withc1438 to do one's force?c1450 to do or die1487 to do one's endeavour(sc1500 to do the best of one's power1523 to do (also try) one's best1585 to do one's possible1792 to pull out all the stops1927 to bust (also break) one's balls1968 1958 in L. Atwell Private 45 In camp we busted our b—s learning how to climb over a mountain so they can't see you.] 1968 W. Stevens Gunner viii. 95 We're breaking our balls to get out of here. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) i. 10 I'm just trying to ask you if you think I did those things—ran around like that, busting my balls. 2002 P. Mendelsohn Where do Flies go in Winter? 145 I've been breaking my balls to stay ahead of an army of tails in Berlin, that's all! < as lemmas |
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