Idiom
bust one's chops
Meaning
To exert oneself.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am busting my chops to finish this project on time.”
“He has been busting his chops all week to prepare for the big presentation at work.”
“Despite the exhaustion of the final semester, she continued to bust her chops in the library until she mastered every difficult concept.”
Examples
simple
“I am busting my chops to finish this project on time.”
contextual
“He has been busting his chops all week to prepare for the big presentation at work.”
complex
“Despite the exhaustion of the final semester, she continued to bust her chops in the library until she mastered every difficult concept.”
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