bust chops

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bust (someone's) chops (third-person singular simple present busts chops, present participle busting chops, simple past and past participle busted chops)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
    The boss has been busting chops all day.
    The boss busted our chops all week.

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