bust one's chops

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bust one's chops

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

  1. idiomatic, informal To exert oneself. I've been busting my chops to get this out by the end of today.

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@misc{bust_one_s_chops_2026,
  title = {bust one's chops},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bust%20one's%20chops},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}