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blood and guts

 

1. Fig. strife; acrimony. There is a lot of blood and guts around here, but we get our work done anyway. Cut out the blood and guts and grow up.

2. Fig. acrimonious. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) There are too many blood-and-guts arguments around here. Old blood-and-guts Wally is making his threats again.

See also: and, blood, gut

blood and guts

  (informal)

violence shown on television, film, or in the theatre, where people are seen being injured or killed It was all blood and guts. I came out feeling quite ill.

See also: and, blood, gut

blood and guts

1. n. strife; acrimony. Cut out the blood and guts and grow up!

2. mod. acrimonious. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) There are too many blood-and-guts arguments around here. Cool it!

See also: and, blood, gut