bust one's chops

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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.
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