bust someone's balls
bust someone's balls · busts someone's balls · busted someone's balls · busting someone's balls
To give someone a hard time, whether by playfully teasing or sincerely harassing themTo give someone a hard time, whether by playfully teasing or sincerely harassing them.
» Why don't you stop busting my balls?
Meaning
1 senses(slang, vulgar)To give someone a hard time, whether by playfully teasing or sincerely harassing them.
Examples
5 sentencesWhy don't you stop busting my balls?
Why won't you stop busting my balls?
Tom is busting his balls to get the work done on time.
Stop busting my balls.
Don't bust our balls!
Translations
1 languagesForms
busts someone's balls, busting someone's balls, busted someone's balls, busted someone's balls| Base form | bust someone's balls · to bust someone's balls |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | busts someone's balls |
| Present participle | busting someone's balls |
| Past simple | busted someone's balls |
| Past participle | busted someone's balls |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | bust someone's balls |
| he, she, it | busts someone's balls |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | busted someone's balls |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have busted someone's balls |
| he, she, it | has busted someone's balls |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will bust someone's balls |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle