bust someone's chops

成語所屬單字chops

bust someone's chops — 慣用語

1. to tease, criticize, or bother someone in a playful or mildly aggressive way

1.慣用語
釋義

嘲弄某人;找某人麻煩

to tease, criticize, or bother someone in a playful or mildly aggressive way

例句

Stop busting my chops about being late — I was stuck in traffic for an hour.

The older mechanics loved to bust the new apprentice's chops about his shiny new tools.