Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bust one's neck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
bust one's -neck
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work exceptionally hard.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

busts one's neck (present, singular) busting one's neck (participle, present) busted one's neck (participle, past) busted one's neck (past)

Synonyms

bust one's ass bust one's butt sweat blood

Questions

What does bust one's neck mean?
To work exceptionally hard.

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