Bust Your Balls Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Bust your balls What does Bust your balls mean?	To harass with the intent to break one's spirit.	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. 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.
	Some Random Idioms
in the wrong What does "in the wrong" mean?	wrong, against justice/truth/fact	The driver was in the wrong and was arrested by the police after the accident.

meat and potatoes What does "meat and potatoes" mean?	basic simple and good food, simple tastes	The man is a meat-and-potatoes person who enjoys the simple pleasures of life.
would just as soon What does "would just as soon" mean?	prefer to do one thing rather than another	I would just as soon stay at home as go to a movie.
Blow me down What does "Blow me down" mean?	People say '(well,) blow me down' when you have just told them something surprising, shocking or unexpected. ('Blow me down with a feather' is also used.)
blow (someone's) cover What does "blow (someone's) cover" mean?	to reveal someone's true identity or purpose	The police blew the officer's cover by mistake.

bug (someone) What does "bug (someone)" mean?	to annoy or irritate someone	My friend is beginning to bug me with his endless questions.
scriptkiddy What does "scriptkiddy" mean?	young, inexperienced hacker with little programming ability who uses other's code for their own malicious purposes
Man of straw What does "Man of straw" mean?	A weak person that can easily be beaten of changed is a man of straw.

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Bust Your Balls Idiom