to bustin

Examples

• All

• No disrespect, Cal, but l've been bustin' my ass in there for you.

  Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

• I'm bustin' my ass to finish this project before the deadline.

• Yeah, but I'm bustin' my ass--

  Made (2001)

• I'm out there bustin' my balls for you and the girls.

  Gacy (2003)

• - He's out bustin' his ass doing your job.

  Light Sleeper (1992)

• Uncle Buck's got me bustin' my hump.

  Uncle Buck (1989)

• I'm bustin' my ass for those 50 pences, and you're-

  Billy Elliot (2000)

• That's why I'm bustin' my ass in school to make sure I'm nothin' like you.

  Take the Lead (2006)

• That's why I've been bustin' my butt over at the Blue Bonnet, so you wouldn't feel you made a mistake.

  Nadine (1987)

• After training hard, she was bustin' out her best performance in the competition.

Synonyms

B

to bust

vsto bustin

• Informal

532 4.0

To break something so it does not work

includes acting with strong energy or bursting in slang usage

B

to bust up

vsto bustin

• Informal

52 5.8

To break something into pieces by hitting it hard

covers energetic action and general breaking not only violent smashing

Antonyms

C

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

S

still

593 1.0

Not moving or making a sound

How Forceful

to shatter

145 2.8

to smash

278 2.1

to bustin

• Slang

29 9.9

to break

∞ 1.0

to hit

∞ 1.0

to tap

98 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology