bust a guttry hard 努力 (also bust your butt/ass American EnglishAmE spoken) informalTRY TO DO OR GET something to try extremely hard to do something 拼足老命,竭尽全力 I bust a gut trying to finish that work on time. 我拼着老命想按时完成那项工作。
bust a gut• The movie was hilarious. I just about busted a gut.• We busted a gut trying to get home on time.
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