to break one's stones
01
to persistently and relentlessly bother, tease, or annoy someone, often in a playful or mocking manner
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idiom
informal
Exempel
The constant nagging and complaining from my neighbor are really breaking my balls.
02
slita som ett djur, jobba häcken av sig
to put in an extreme amount of effort into doing something
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Exempel
Nancy broke her balls to get that article done and the professor just turned her down. That's pretty sad if you ask me.
Hon jobbade häcken av sig för att hålla företaget vid liv.
