| 单词 | to bust a gut |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bust (also rupture) a gut h. to bust (also rupture) a gut: to exert oneself, to make a great effort. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make a great effort to move (also stir) heaven and earth1580 to swelt one's heart1584 to sweat blood1911 to bust (also rupture) a gut1912 to fall over backwards1932 to bust (also break) one's balls1968 1912 Dial. Notes 3 572 Bust a gut,..to make a supreme effort. ‘Just bust a gut now and see if we can't lift this log.’ 1968 C. Drummond Death & Leaping Ladies i. 23 ‘I'll be back in twenty minutes.’..‘Don't bust a gut,’ advised Miss Winkelbaum, ‘the hussies will be late.’ 1970 J. Porter Rather Common Sort of Crime xiii. 154 If Mack'd been some fat, respectable, middle-aged old bastard, the cops'd've bust a gut nicking somebody fer croaking him. 1970 W. Smith Gold Mine xiii. 36 ‘Huh!’ Popeye checked his watch. ‘Two hours forty to get down, you don't reckon to rupture a gut do you?’ < as lemmas |
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