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Bust a gut

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To work or try very hard. slang

    "I had to really bust a gut to get it done by the deadline."

  2. 2
    To develop a pain in the side from laughing hard. slang

    "Something about the way he said that made me just bust a gut: I practically died laughing!"

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