You've got this wonderful man slogging his guts out for you, and all you do is criticize him!
After working his guts out at the gym, he spoilt it all by going straight to the pub.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sweat your guts out — work/slog/sweat/your guts out phrase to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: guts * … Useful english dictionary
work your guts out — work/slog/sweat/your guts out phrase to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: guts * … Useful english dictionary
slog your guts out — work/slog/sweat/your guts out phrase to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: guts * … Useful english dictionary
slog (your) guts out — slog/sweat/work (your) guts out informal to work very hard or to use a lot of effort to do something. You ve got this wonderful man slogging his guts out for you, and all you do is criticize him! After working his guts out at the gym, he spoilt… … New idioms dictionary
work (your) guts out — slog/sweat/work (your) guts out informal to work very hard or to use a lot of effort to do something. You ve got this wonderful man slogging his guts out for you, and all you do is criticize him! After working his guts out at the gym, he spoilt… … New idioms dictionary
sweat — sweat1 [swet] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid from skin)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3¦(worry)¦ 4 don t sweat it 5 don t sweat the small stuff 6¦(produce liquid)¦ 7¦(cook)¦ Phrasal verbs sweat something<=>off sweat something<=>out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweat — 1 verb 1 LIQUID FROM SKIN (I) to have liquid coming out through your skin, especially because you are hot or frightened: I was sweating after the long climb. | sweat heavily/profusely (=sweat a lot) | sweat like a pig informal (=sweat a lot) |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
guts */ — UK [ɡʌts] / US noun [plural] informal 1) the quality of being brave and determined That s what you need to be a referee – guts. have the guts to do something: She had the guts to go for what she wanted. it takes guts to do something: It takes a… … English dictionary
gut — 1 noun 1 COURAGE guts (plural) informal the courage and determination you need to do something difficult or unpleasant: Sonia succeeded through sheer guts and determination. | have the guts to do sth: No one had the guts to tell Paul what a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
effort */*/*/ — UK [ˈefə(r)t] / US [ˈefərt] noun Word forms effort : singular effort plural efforts Metaphor: When you put a lot of effort into doing something, it is like using a part of your body. Does she have the backbone to stand up to them? Or will she… … English dictionary
