- Bust a gut
- to work hard
Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.
Bust a gut
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bust a gut — (informal) To make a great deal of strenuous effort • • • Main Entry: ↑gut * * * bust a gut informal phrase to try extremely hard to achieve something I nearly bust a gut trying to get the job finished on time. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get … Useful english dictionary
bust a gut — (laughing) informal to laugh a lot. I bust a gut laughing at his imitation of the Queen … New idioms dictionary
bust a gut — ► bust a gut informal make a strenuous effort. Main Entry: ↑gut … English terms dictionary
bust a gut — informal to work very hard or to make a big effort to achieve something. I really bust a gut to get that report finished on time … New idioms dictionary
bust a gut — informal to try extremely hard to achieve something I nearly bust a gut trying to get the job finished on time … English dictionary
bust a gut laughing — bust a gut (laughing) informal to laugh a lot. I bust a gut laughing at his imitation of the Queen … New idioms dictionary
bust a gut (doing something do something) — bust a ˈgut (doing sth/to do sth) idiom (informal) to make a great effort to do sth • It s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. Main entry: ↑bustidiom … Useful english dictionary
bust a gut (doing to do something) — bust a ˈgut (doing sth/to do sth) idiom (informal) to make a great effort to do sth • It s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. Main entry: ↑bustidiom … Useful english dictionary
bust a gut (to do something) — tv. to make a great effort (to do something). (Usually objectionable.) □ I busted a gut trying to get just the thing you wanted! D Don’t bust a gut, but try to get here on time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bust a gut — informal make a strenuous effort. → gut … English new terms dictionary
