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Used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought

Relating to or affecting the intestine

Something that is usual or standard

The stomach or belly

Entrails that have been removed or exposed in violence or by a butcher

Personal courage and determination; toughness of character

A person's emotional, visceral self

A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached

System of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste

The vital part or essence of something

To remove the innards of

To remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure)

To demolish completely

To eliminate completely

To cause to be empty or vacant

To set on fire, or to be set on fire

Trim; cut short

To make ineffective or invalid

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Adjective

Used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought

dyed-in-the-wool

by seat of one's pants

spur-of-the-moment

bred in the bone

existing from birth

unsophisticated

part and parcel

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

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“But you should develop the capacity to reflect on gut feelings rather than acting on them impulsively.”

Adjective

Relating to or affecting the intestine

Adjective

Something that is usual or standard

Noun

The stomach or belly

internal organs

protruding stomach

middle-aged spread

middle-age spread

protruding belly

protruding abdomen

abdominal region

plexus celiacus

small intestine

large intestine

digestive organs

abdominal nerve plexus

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“If the President lined up every world leader in a line and systematically punched each of them in the gut in the name of unilateral diplomacy, would you still vote for him?”

Noun

Entrails that have been removed or exposed in violence or by a butcher

alimentary canal

digestive system

“They threw away the fish heads and guts.”

Noun

Personal courage and determination; toughness of character

greatheartedness

intestinal fortitude

“And what guts it had to have taken to do what they did.”

Noun

A person's emotional, visceral self

innermost being

seat of affections

essential nature

seat of the affections

cockles of the heart

heart of hearts

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Noun

Stuffed kishke

Noun

A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached

Noun

System of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste

digestive tract

alimentary canal

gastrointestinal tract

Noun

The vital part or essence of something

intrinsic nature

meat and potatoes

sum and substance

heart of the matter

center of attention^US

centre of attention^UK

fundamental point

name of the game

fundamental principle

basic principles

jewel in the crown

main ingredient

principal element

point of departure

focus of attention

most important point

first principle

animating spirit

chief constituent

central component

first principles

principal constituent

guiding principle

crux of the matter

chief ingredient

point of convergence

meat-and-potatoes

internal organs

most important part

important point

general picture

cockles of the heart

heart of hearts

defining characteristic

essential element

essential feature

foundation stone

nature of the beast

essential details

important matter

the long and the short of it

personification

exemplification

most prominent element

centre of interest

main ingredients

essential point

innermost being

the name of the game

essential nature

fundamental nature

organization^US

fundamental quality

basic characteristic

seat of affections

seat of the affections

organisation^UK

line of reasoning

most important fact

be-all and end-all

primary element

middle of the road

essential constituent

essential component

animating force

indispensable content

what it's all about

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Verb

To remove the innards of

remove the guts from

remove the innards from

remove the innards of

remove the internal organs of

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“To gut the fish, make a slit up the length of the belly under running water and cut off the fins with scissors.”

Verb

To remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure)

cause detriment to

burn to the ground

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

play havoc with

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“A family of five are having to live in one hotel room after a fire gutted their home.”

Verb

To plunder

moonlight requisition

turn upside down

shuffle through

go over with a fine-tooth comb

leave no stone unturned

look high and low

look all over for

cause suffering to

give someone grief

cause trouble to

inflict anguish on

drive up the wall

weigh heavily on

be a nuisance to

give a hard time

discriminate against

get in your hair

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

give someone a hard time

be on your back

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

bend someone's ear

be afflicted with

be plagued with

be burdened with

be blighted with

be bedevilled by

play cat and mouse

lead someone a merry dance

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

be ever present

jump on one's case

give a bad time

give one the business

put the squeeze on

give the needle

take advantage of

do an injustice to

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

step on the toes of

hit where one lives

wrestle with oneself

exercise oneself

go through the mill

torture yourself

torment yourself

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Verb

To demolish completely

raze to the ground

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

play havoc with

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Verb

To eliminate completely

put a line through

axe^UK

ax^US

give something the chop

remove all traces of

wipe from the face of the earth

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe off the map

bring to an end

give someone the works

terminate with extreme prejudice

knock to pieces

raze to the ground

take the life of

send to the gas chambers

ethnically cleanse

send to kingdom come

put to the sword

end the life of

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

knock something on the head

put the kibosh on

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Verb

To cause to be empty or vacant

remove the contents of

consume the contents of

be emptied of the contents of

eliminate waste

have a bowel movement

empty the bowels

draw liquid from

take a load off your mind

take a load off

ease the load of

get off one's chest

axe^UK

render null and void

throw overboard

ax^US

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Verb

To set on fire, or to be set on fire

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

go up in flames

burn to the ground

burst into flames

fan the flames of

put to the torch

consume by fire

burn without flames

burn unsteadily

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Verb

Trim; cut short

put in a nutshell

axe^UK

give an abstract of

give a summary of

give a precis of

give an outline of

give a synopsis of

ax^US

get to the meat

make a long story short

cut to the bone

give a rundown of

give the gist of

make a summary of

give main points

give the main points of

give a digest of

put in nutshell

make a outline of

write a summary of

put the brakes on

put a restriction on

characterize^US

characterise^UK

give a rough idea of

make an outline of

give a quick rundown on

give a rough idea

give a thumbnail sketch of

leave unfinished

bring to an end

stop in full flow

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Verb

To make ineffective or invalid

declare null and void

render null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

declare invalid

bring to an end

make null and void

give something the chop

knock something on the head

go back on one's word

get off the hook

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

render meaningless

make ineffective

trample underfoot

ride roughshod over

turn the tables

do an about-turn on

turn thumbs down

wipe slate clean

put a line through

eat one's words

call all bets off

fly in the face of

bring to naught

turn upside down

put the kibosh on

wipe off the map

wipe from the face of the earth

wipe off the face of the earth

refuse to fulfil

knock on the head

do an about-turn

redress the balance

remove all traces of

render ineffective

be an antidote to

pull the plug on

place an embargo on

give thumbs down

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

refuse permission to

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