GUTS idioms (body idioms)

What is a gut?

The gut is located inside the middle part of the body. It carries the food down through the body during the digestion process. It is often referred to as the stomach or belly. The plural is ‘guts’.

guts idioms list

Let’s look at some popular body idioms that contain the word ‘gut’, I’ll be gutted if you don’t!

• be gutted
  meaning – extremely disappointed or upset
  example – My kitten got hit by a car and killed today. The kids are going to be gutted when I tell them.
• gut instinct/feeling
  meaning – the feeling you have in your body when you know you are right, trust your feelings
  example – I went with my gut feeling in the end and chose Oxford university.
• have someone’s guts for garters
  meaning – severely punish someone
  example – My boy has taken my Porsche without permission, I’ll have his guts for garters.
• have the guts
  meaning – be brave enough to do something
  example – We haven’t got the guts to tell mum we hate her cooking.

guts idioms list with pictures

Here’s some real life picture examples.

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