ball-buster
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈbɔlˌbʌstər/
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paliza
- Johnson was a ball-buster when he first came up, but that was 30 years ago.
Examples
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He was a ball-buster.
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Today was such a ball-buster; I worked ten hours straight without a break.
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It's been a ball-buster of a day.
Fiction book (2002) -
Gonna be a real ball-buster.
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Rupert's way scarier and tougher and more of a ball Buster and just he's just unafraid.
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This project is going to be a real ball-buster if we don't start planning now.
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The deadline is approaching, and this report is shaping up to be a complete ball-buster.
Synonyms
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6.5
An activity or event that is very hard and makes you very tired
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3.4
A difficult task that needs a lot of effort
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3.6
Hard work that needs a lot of physical effort or responsibility
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3.9
The most difficult role someone can have
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9.1
A very hard task or job that is tiring and difficult
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9.1
A very difficult task that needs a lot of effort
A very hard job that makes your body very tired
A very difficult task that needs a lot of effort
Antonyms
How Demanding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ball-buster comes from balls ('testicles' or 'courage') plus -buster ('breaker'), giving a strong picture of something that 'breaks' you. That's why a ball-buster job is a way to say a task is very hard, painful, and demanding.