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What does this idiom mean: to break my balls?



 
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What does this idiom mean: to break my balls? #1 (permalink) Sat Aug 13, 2005 0:23 am   What does this idiom mean: to break my balls?
 

Hi everybody,

can somebody explain to me what this sentence means:

He was breaking my balls all day.
Is it sthg like to bother sbdy?
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Question #2 (permalink) Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:55 am   Question
 

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To break one's balls is rude slang for (make someone) work hard or humiliate someone.

It should not be used in mixed company.
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