ball-buster
短语n. [美国俚语、禁忌语];艰巨的任务,困难的工作,很难做的事,苦差事
词形变化
ball-busters
复数
ball-busters
别名
ballbuster
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Synonym of ball-breaker.
美国 粗俗
词汇关系
同义词 1
上位词 4
词源
Unknown. By surface analysis, ball + buster. Possibly derived from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste, “mistress, lady of the house”), in which case synonyms like ball-breaker and ball-wracker may be secondary derivations. See also Beelzebub for connotations of the same supposed first element. Any deverbal formation conflated with back-breaking may have reinforced the native development.
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