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bust a gut

vb. 1 (cx slang English) To work or try very hard. 2 (cx slang English) To laugh very hard.

Usage examples of "bust a gut".

Even the Red Viper chortled, and Mace Tyrell looked like to bust a gut, but Lord Tywin Lannister sat between them as if made of stone, his fingers steepled beneath his chin.

A big logging truck loaded with an armature was bogged down in the mud, surrounded by a sweating, swearing gang shouting fit to bust a gut.

He's so ready to bust a gut, he can't even see that we're about to lose this case.

My mother would despair, Meadows thought bleakly, and Terry would bust a gut.

They can bust a gut designing a set-up that'll get you past all the pins without flashing a light but there's nearly always a time when you've got to go it alone.

And that damned practical joker and his two cronies turned around, looked at the empty saloon, and began laughing hard enough to bust a gut, slapping their thighs and punching each other on the shoulder.