gut
The stomach or the long tube inside the body that takes food in and turns it into energy.
The stomach or the parts inside the body where food is digested.
A feeling you have about something, even if you do not know why.
An instinctive emotional reaction or belief that is not based on logic or facts.
To take out the inside parts of something, like an animal or a building.
To take out the inside parts of an animal, person, or structure.
The courage to do something hard or dangerous.
Courage and determination in dealing with dangerous or difficult situations.
- Base: gut
- Plural: gut, guts
- Base: gut
- 3rd Person Singular: guts
- Present Participle: gutting
- Past: gutted
- Irregular present participle: gutting Verb
- Irregular past: gutted Verb
gut feeling
1instinctive belief without proof
A strong feeling you have about something without knowing why.
- I had a gut feeling that she was lying.
- He went with his gut feeling and bought the ticket.
gut feeling
1Instinctive belief or hunch
A feeling that something is true, even though you cannot explain why.
- My gut feeling is that we should wait.
- She had a gut feeling something was wrong.
- He couldn't prove it, but his gut feeling told him not to trust the offer.
- I have a gut feeling this is a good idea.
- My gut feeling says no.
have the guts (to)
1be brave enough to do something difficult
To be brave enough to do something hard or dangerous.
- She finally had the guts to quit her job.
- Do you have the guts to tell him the truth?
bust a gut
1Work extremely hard or laugh hard
to work very, very hard, or to laugh so much that your stomach hurts
- They busted a gut trying to finish on time.
- They busted a gut to get the project finished on time.
- He busted a gut studying for the exam.
- Don’t bust a gut over it; it’s not that important.
- The comedian had the whole audience busting a gut with laughter.
spill your guts
1Reveal all personal information/feelings
To tell someone everything you know or feel, often personal things or secrets.
- After a few drinks, he started to spill his guts about his childhood.
- He spilled his guts during the interview about his past mistakes.
- She refused to spill her guts during the interview.
- After a few drinks, she spilled her guts about her relationship problems.
trust your gut
1Follow your instincts when deciding
Make a decision by following your feeling instead of thinking too much about facts.
- When choosing a job, sometimes you just have to trust your gut.
- He trusted his gut and invested in the small company.
- I trusted my gut and it turned out right.