guts out
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To get through something really tough by being very brave and not giving up.
Literal meaning: Uses one's guts (courage) to push something outward to completion.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To complete or endure a very difficult task or situation through sheer courage and persistence.
"Even with a broken finger, the quarterback gutted it out for all four quarters."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Closely related to 'gut out'. Often appears in the construction 'guts it out', especially in sports journalism and commentary. Slightly more emphatic than 'gut out'. Primarily North American.
Commonly used with
performance season match round challenge competition
Forms
Base
guts out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
gutses out
he/she/it
Past simple
gutsed out
yesterday
Past participle
gutsed out
have + pp
-ing form
gutsing out
continuous
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