gut

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gut definition

[gət]
  1. n.
    the belly; the intestines. : Tom poked Bill right in the gut.
  2. mod.
    basic; fundamental. : We are not dealing with what I would call one of the gut matters of the day.
  3. mod.
    [of a college or high school course] easy. : I won't take anymore gut economics courses. Even those are hard.
  4. n.
    an easy course in school. : That course is a gut.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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gut

In addition to the idiom beginning with gut, also see bust a gut; hate someone's guts; have the guts.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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