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Collocations for gut - adj.

Gut is used with these nouns:
feeling, instinct, reaction

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Collocations for gut - noun

1. tube in the lower part of the body

ADJECTIVE

healthy

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VERB + gut

pass through

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gut + NOUN

flora (technical), wall

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PREPOSITION

in the/your gut

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2. (guts) organs inside the body

PHRASES

blood and guts (figurative)
I don't like movies that are full of blood and guts.
a pain in your gut (AmE), a pain in your guts (BrE)
I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.

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3. (guts) courage/determination

VERB + GUTS

have
She had the guts to stand up to the school bully.
take
It takes guts to keep on running even though you have blistered feet.

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Collocations for gut - verb

ADVERB

completely, totally
The hotel was completely gutted by fire last year.

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Gut is used with these nouns as the subject:
fire

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Gut is used with these nouns as the object:
building, fish

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