📖 Определения и значения для слова gut
📒 the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach
- It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.
- I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.
📒 the organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animal
- I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed.
- I don't like movies that are full of blood and guts (= that show a lot of blood and violence).
📒 a person’s stomach, especially when it is large
- Have you seen the gut on him!
- a beer gut (= caused by drinking a lot of beer regularly)
📒 the courage and strength of mind that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant
- He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a well-paid job.
- It takes guts to keep on running even though you have blistered feet.
- She had the guts to stand up to the school bully.
📒 the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be
- in your guts I had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong.
📒 the most important part of something
- the guts of the problem
📒 thin strong string made from animals' intestines and used in making musical instruments, tennis rackets and medical equipment
📒 to make a great effort to do something
- It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve.
- I busted my chops to get into law school.
- These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics.
📒 to make a decision based on something that you are certain about, even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain
- I went with my gut and turned down the job.
📒 used to refer to somebody who eats too much
- Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake.
📒 to dislike somebody very much
📒 to be very angry with somebody and punish them severely for something they have done
- She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.
📒 to work very hard to achieve something
- I slogged my guts out for the exam.
📒 to tell somebody everything you know or feel about something, because you are upset
- He has spilled his guts in his new autobiography.