bust one's hump

verb

To work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.

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Meanings

verbbust one's hump (third-person singular simple present busts one's hump, present participle busting one's hump, simple past and past participle busted one's hump or bust one's hump)

present singular third person busts one's hump · participle present busting one's hump · participle past busted one's hump · past busted one's hump

  1. CanadaUSslangTo work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.

    That poor guy is already busting his hump, learning his job, working sixteen or eighteen hours a day for some fruitloop who throws pens when he gets mad.

    2005, Jacey Eckhart, The Homefront Club
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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