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Bust a gut
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To work or try very hard.
"I had to really bust a gut to get it done by the deadline"
2.
verb
To develop a pain in the side from laughing hard.
"Something about the way he said that made me just bust a gut: I practically died laughing!"
Synonyms
split a gut
bust a nut
bust one's gut
bust one's balls
bust one's butt
sweat one's guts out
break one's balls
bust one's neck
bust one's chops
bust one's hump
guts
work one's guts out
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