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gut out

idiom
Meaning

To endure stoically.


Examples
SIMPLE

The work is hard, but you must gut it out.

CONTEXTUAL

The team was exhausted, but they decided to gut it out and finish the project before the deadline.

COMPLEX

Despite the mounting pressure and the physical toll of the long journey, the hikers chose to gut it out until they reached the summit.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    go with one's gut

    To trust or follow an intuition or instinct, as opposed to an opinion based on a logical analysis.

  2. 02

    gut check

    An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.

  3. 03

    gut factor

    The emotional dimension of decision-making. A person's subjective (often almost visceral) feelings about what is right or wrong, good or bad.

  4. 04

    gut feeling

    An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.

  5. 05

    gut reaction

    A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.

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