split a gut

and bust a gut

1. Fig. Inf. to laugh very hard. He laughed until he nearly split a gut. The clown made me bust a gut laughing.

2. Fig. Inf. to work very hard. I split a gut to get this place fixed up in a week. Don't bust a gut cleaning up for me. I love things that are a bit messy.

split a gut

1. tv. to laugh very hard. He laughed until he nearly split a gut.

2. tv. to work very hard. Don’t split a gut for me. I love things that are falling apart.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chip	CHIP	English
Hanga	HAWN-gaw	Hungarian
LenuȚA	le-NOOT-sah	Romanian
Aldred	['ɔ:lrid]
Kezia	kə-ZIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Luka	-	Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic