guts

[US]/ɡʌts/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. devour eagerly
n. a disk game

Phrases & Collocations

have the guts

gut feeling

gut-wrenching

gut instinct

gut reaction

gut punch

gut check

gut-wrenching decision

Example Sentences

the guts of a modern computer.

a blood-and-guts book; blood-and-guts competition.

what's the matter with you, misery guts?.

you just haven't got the guts to admit it.

Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother.

people have dropped dead bullocking their guts out.

he ran his guts out and finished fourth.

What’s the matter with you, misery guts?

he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in.

she had both more brains and more guts than her husband.

if Jake found out he would have her guts for garters!.

She didn’t have the guts to tell him she was going to move out.

I’ve slogged my guts out digging this ditch, and I’m completely exhausted.

Audiences seem to prefer movies with romance and humour rather than the blood and guts stuff.

She’d have my guts for garters if she knew I’d lent you her car.

You sweat your guts out all your life and what do you get when you retire? Next to nothing.

I know you’re upset about what I did, but did you have to spill your guts to my parents?

Otesánek, also known as Little Otik or Greedy Guts, is a 2000 absurdist film by Czech couple Jan ?vankmajer and Eva ?vankmajerová.

Learn to see beyond the appearance of a sybaritic, luxurious dinner table, the masked presence of guts and mutilated cadavers.

Real-world Examples

I didn't have the guts to end it.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

You were spilling your guts to her!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

After that guy cheated on you, I hate his guts.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

But soon, your guts start to rumble.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

" Cowardly old wart, " said Ron. " Luna's got ten times his guts."

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Even taking part in this ritual takes serious guts.

Source: Human Planet

Some animals have built longer guts by making longer bodies.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

They'll have my guts for garters!

Source: Victoria Kitchen

Ask for a date? I don't think I have the guts.

Source: American English dialogue

We must have the guts to call it out, face to face.

Source: Time

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