Bust your balls

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Bust your balls

Origin of Phrases - B

 

Bust your balls

Meaning: To harass with the intent to break one's spirit.

 

Example: When I ask you if you settled that dispute with the IRS, I am not just trying to bust your balls. I am trying to help.

 

Origin: There is a way to castrate a calf, instead of cutting off the Testicles you break them. To "bust your balls" is to turn them from a bull into a steer. Properly directed harassment can have a similar effect on humans.

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