bust chops
To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
The boss has been busting chops all day.
bust
UK /ˈbʌst/ US /ˈbʌst/
noun 7verb 5adj 1
Definitions
verb
1
To break.
I busted my cooker while trying to fix it.
2
To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
Aaron got busted by the feds for leaking confidential government documents on Reddit.
3
To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
4
To debunk, dispel (a belief).
MythBusters
5
An emphatic synonym of do or get.
He busted huge air off that jump!
noun
1
The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
a narcotics bust
2
A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.
3
A failed enterprise; a bomb.
4
A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.
5
A disappointment.
Paris was a bust. They wouldn't even let us see the Mona Lisa.
adj
1
Without any money, broke, bankrupt.
After months of financial problems, the company finally went bust.
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