hump

Related to hump: dowager's hump, over the hump

be over the hump

slang To have endured and surpassed the most difficult or unpleasant part of a task or situation. I had a hard time adjusting to my new job, but I'm over the hump now that it's been a few months. We're finally over the hump with this research. All that's left to do are citations.
See also: hump, over

bust (one's) ass

1. rude slang To exert a significant amount of energy or work very hard to do, accomplish, or complete something. I've been busting my ass all night long to get this presentation ready for tomorrow's meeting. She's going to have to bust her ass if she wants a place on the varsity team.
2. rude slang To harass, nag, or upbraid one to do, accomplish, or complete something. The boss is busting everyone's ass to get the project ready by next week. Quit busting my ass! I'll get it done eventually!
3. rude slang To defeat one decisively. We weren't prepared for the game, and the other team busted our asses.
4. rude slang To physically attack one; to beat one up. I'll bust your ass if I ever see you talking to my girlfriend again.
5. rude slang To tease one; to give one a hard time. Aw, come on, dude, I was just busting your ass. No need to get upset about it.
See also: ass, bust

bust (one's) balls

1. rude slang (acting upon oneself) To exert a significant amount of energy to do, accomplish, or complete something, especially with great haste. I've been busting my balls all night long to get this presentation ready for tomorrow's meeting. She's going to have to bust her balls if she wants a place on the varsity team.
2. rude slang (acting upon someone else) To harass, nag, or upbraid someone to do, accomplish, or complete something. The boss is busting everyone's balls to get the project ready by next week. Quit busting my balls! I'll get it done eventually!
3. rude slang (acting upon someone else) To tease, ridicule, or mock someone, usually jocosely. Don't get so worked up, man, I'm just busting your balls. I like her family, but her uncle always busts my balls when we see him.
See also: ball, bust

bust (one's) butt

1. To exert a significant amount of energy in some task, activity, or goal; to work very hard. I've been busting my butt all night long to get this presentation ready for tomorrow's meeting. She's going to have to bust her butt if she wants a place on the varsity team.
2. To harass, nag, or upbraid someone to do, accomplish, or complete something. The boss is busting everyone's butt to get the project ready by next week. Quit busting my butt! I'll get it done eventually!
3. To defeat one decisively. We weren't prepared for the game, and the other team busted our butts.
4. To tease one; to give one a hard time. Aw, come on, dude, I was just busting your butt. No need to get upset about it.
See also: bust, butt

bust (one's) hump

1. (acting upon oneself) To exert a significant amount of energy to do, accomplish, or complete something, especially with great haste. I've been busting my hump all night long to get this presentation ready for tomorrow's meeting. She's going to have to bust her hump if she wants a place on the varsity team.
2. (acting upon someone else) To harass, nag, or upbraid someone to do, accomplish, or complete something. The boss is busting everyone's hump to get the project ready by next week. Quit busting my hump! I'll get it done eventually!
See also: bust, hump

get the hump

To become annoyed or irritated because one thinks that another has wronged them. Primarily heard in UK. Jenny often feels left out anyway, so If you don't bring her a cupcake too, she'll get the hump.
See also: get, hump

hump day

slang Wednesday. The phrase alludes to a work or school week being like a hill, with the "hump"—the hardest part to overcome—being right in the middle. Primarily heard in US. Make sure you make an extra pot of coffee for the office this morning—it's always tough getting through hump day.
See also: hump

live off (of) (one's) (own) hump

obsolete To be self-sufficient by using only one's own resources. An allusion to camels, whose humps store large deposits of fat that allow them to survive for long periods without eating. He decided to cut his children off from his money and let them live off their own humps for once. After high school, I gathered up all the money I'd been saving, moved out of my parents' house, and set out to live off of my hump for the first time in my life.
See also: hump, live, off

live on (one's) (own) hump

obsolete To be self-sufficient by using only one's own resources. An allusion to camels, whose humps store large deposits of fat that allow them to survive for long periods without eating. He decided to cut his children off from his money and let them live on their own humps for once. After high school, I gathered up all the money I'd been saving, moved out of my parents' house, and set out to live on my hump for the first time in my life.
See also: hump, live, on

over the hump

Past the worst, most difficult, or most stressful part (of something); more than halfway done (with something). I know this project has been trying, but we're finally over the hump. Everything should go smoothly now. I actually think Thursday is the easiest day of the week to get through—you're over the hump, but you're not counting down the minutes until the weekend.
See also: hump, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

over the hump

 
1. Fig. over the hard part; past the midpoint. Things should be easy from now on. We finally got over the hump. When you get over the hump, life is much better.
2. intoxicated on drugs. Harry is over the hump now. He is stoned. This stuff makes you sick at first. Then suddenly you are over the hump and floating.
See also: hump, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

over the hump

Past the most difficult part, as in She's over the hump with her dissertation; she'll soon be done. This expression alludes to a barrier that impedes progress. [Colloquial; 1920s]
See also: hump, over
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

get the hump

BRITISH, INFORMAL
If you get the hump, you get annoyed by something. She got the hump because we were mucking around. He's still got the hump with his former team mate.
See also: get, hump

hump day

AMERICAN, INFORMAL
Hump day is Wednesday. He's just an average guy trying to get through hump day. Note: This expression comes from the idea that the middle of the week is the `hump' or the hardest part to get through.
See also: hump

over the hump

INFORMAL
If you are over the hump in an unpleasant or difficult situation, you are past the worst part of it. I think we're basically over the hump. We've got an economy now that's likely to grow. It's been a difficult time but we're over the hump now.
See also: hump, over
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

live on your hump

be self-sufficient. informal
The image here is of the camel, which is famous for surviving on the fat in its hump without feeding or drinking.
See also: hump, live, on

over the hump

over the worst.
See also: hump, over
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

bust somebody’s ˈass/ˈballs/ˈbutt/ˈhump

(American English, taboo, slang) (also bust somebody’s ˈchops American English rather old-fashioned) criticize somebody in an angry or annoying way: Why are you always busting my balls? This guy keeps busting my chops about my smelly tennis sneakers. ▶ ˈball-buster noun
See also: ass, ball, bust, butt, hump

bust your ˈass/ˈballs/ˈbutt/ˈhump

(American English, taboo, slang) make a very great effort: I bust my ass to get that job. I’ve been busting my hump for the last week trying to get the project finished.
See also: ass, ball, bust, butt, hump

give somebody/get the ˈhump

(British English, informal) annoy somebody/become annoyed, angry, etc: She gets the hump when people don’t listen to her. ‘What’s wrong with Jake?’ ‘Oh, I don’t know. He’s got the hump about something.’
See also: get, give, hump, somebody

over the ˈhump

(informal) past the largest, worst or most difficult part of a job, illness, etc: I’ll be over the hump when I’ve done this exam — then there’ll be just two left.
See also: hump, over
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hump

1. tv. & in. to copulate [with] someone. (Refers to male arching his back in copulation, as in fornicate. Usually objectionable.) The sailor spent his entire leave drinking and humping.
2. n. an act of copulation. (Usually objectionable.) The sailor said he needed a hump and left the ship for the port.
3. n. a person who will copulate without much persuasion. (Usually objectionable.) He’s okay as a hump, but he can’t dance.

hump (along)

in. to move along in a hurry. Come on, move it! Hump to the main office and be fast about it!
See also: hump

hump

verb
See hump along

hump it (to somewhere)

tv. to move rapidly (to somewhere). I have to hump it over to Kate’s place right now.
See also: hump, somewhere

hump it

verb
See hump it to somewhere
See also: hump

over the hump 1

mod. drug intoxicated. Things should be easy from now on. We are over the hump.
See also: hump, over
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

over the hump

Past the worst or most difficult part or stage: At last I'm over the hump on my term paper.
See also: hump, over
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • like pulling teeth
  • come to a bad end
  • come to a bad/sticky end
  • go from bad to worse
  • from bad to worse
  • get (someone) out of (something)
  • get out of
  • get (oneself) out of (something)
  • learn (something) the hard way
  • learn the hard way
References in periodicals archive
It's important to map out the breakline as well as the lop of the hump. Keep in mind that the sharpest breaks--where the bottom drops 5 to 15 feet or more in a horizontal span to 20 feet--serve as corridors for walleyes to move up from deep water.
Sunken treasure: endless success on offshore humps
"These humps were placed in co-operation with responsible stakeholders, including Public Works, district administration and quarry administration, according to EU standards and regulations."
Truck drivers protest against village road humps
The BLGU are also expected to issue Barangay Resolution supporting the application of construction of humps by private subdivisions, private/public schools/day care centers, private/public hospitals and clinics, business establishments and any local residents.
Councilor eyes to ban 'inconvenient' humps
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This is despite the fact speed humps are not technically classed as a 'road defect' - making it difficult for drivers to make a claim.
Speed bumps are giving drivers the hump, says report
It has taken both men decades to bag all the HuMps, which are spread across the UK.
Top of the rocks; Duo complete decades-long challenge and become first to bag all 2985 HUMPS as they reach summit of iconic Scottish sea stack
Finally, this paper presents the field data that have been collected and analyzed in order to evaluate the effect of speed hump characteristics on hump-crossing vehicle speed.
Development of Ideal Hump Geometric Characteristics for Different Vehicle Types "Case Study" Urban Roads in Kafr El-Sheikh City (Egypt)
Speed humps were introduced in 1983, under The Highways (Road Humps) Regulations.
We've got the; They're our top annoyance on the roads
The inspection will be carried out by a specialised team, which will also remove all non-standard and non-compliant humps located along main roads or internal streets.
Ashghal panel receives over 750 pleas for speed humps
Critique: Exceptionally well written, organized, documented, and presented, "Hump Pilot" will prove to be a valued and seminal addition to personal, academic, and community library World War II Military History reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.
Hump Pilot
For another thing, Hump Pilot emphasizes a particular route (over the most notoriously dangerous mountains in the world, the Himalayas--known as the Hump) and documents how American pilots braved the special challenges of this itinerary to bring resources to both Chinese troops in China and Allied forces in the Pacific.
Hump Pilot
Hump Pilot: Defying Death Flying the Himalayas During World War II is the true-life memoir of Ned Thomas, an American pilot who participated in the largely forgotten Hump War.
Hump Pilot
Group C results: Erimus B 7 Princess Alice 2, St Mary's A 6 Middlebeck 3, Western 6 Camels Hump 3, C Hump 5 Erimus B 4, Midd 5 P.Alice 4, St Mary's A 6 Western 3, Erimus B 7 Western 2, Midd 5 C Hump 4, P.Alice 1 St Mary's A 8.
Unbeaten trio set the pace in cup; POOL
The Hump: America's Strategy for Keeping China in World War II by John D.
The Hump: America's Strategy for Keeping China in World War II
Other work, while still necessary, got pushed ahead to some indeterminate date in the future: fixing the fences (done), installing electricity upstairs (still to do), dig a pond (done), and fix the hump in the floor (still to do).
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