break someone's balls
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break someone's balls (third-person singular simple present breaks someone's balls, present participle breaking someone's balls, simple past broke someone's balls, past participle broken someone's balls)
- (slang, vulgar) Synonym of bust someone's balls
- 1990, Goodfellas:
- Morrie Kessler: Sorry, did I catch ya in the eye?
Frankie Carbone: Morrie, stop breakin’ my balls, alright?
- 1990, Goodfellas (film)
- What's got into you? I'm breaking your balls a little, that's all. I'm only kidding with you.