bust a gut
Verb

bust a gut

  1. (North America, slang) To work or try very hard.
    I had to really bust a gut to get it done by the deadline
  2. (North America, slang) To develop a pain in the side from laughing hard.
    Something about the way he said that made me just bust a gut: I practically died laughing!



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