bust one's balls

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bust one's balls

verb busts one's balls · busting one's balls · busted one's balls · bust one's balls

idiomatic, vulgar To work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.
Similar: bust one's arse, bust one's butt

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@misc{bust_one_s_balls_2026,
  title = {bust one's balls},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bust%20one's%20balls},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}