كيف تنطق "bust balls"

expression

US

ˈbəst/ /ˈbɔɫz

BUHST bawlz

UK

bˈʌst/ /bˈɔːlz

BUST bawlz

التعريف

To tease or joke with someone in a slightly annoying, but usually friendly way. Sometimes it can also mean giving someone a hard time to push them to work harder.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbəst/ /ˈbɔɫz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈʌst/ /bˈɔːlz

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

BUHST bawlz

بريطاني

BUST bawlz

استمع في السياق

Stop busting my balls—I'm trying to focus.

He always busts my balls about my cooking.

My boss likes to bust my balls to get me to work harder.

Hey, I'm just busting your balls—don't take it so seriously!