"bust a gut" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-bust a gut.ogg [Australia] Forms: busts a gut [present, singular, third-person], busting a gut [participle, present], busted a gut [participle, past], busted a gut [past], bust a gut [participle, past], bust a gut [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=~}} bust a gut (third-person singular simple present busts a gut, present participle busting a gut, simple past and past participle busted a gut or bust a gut)
  1. (slang) To work or try very hard. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bust_a_gut-en-verb-PJcOMEdF
  2. (slang) To develop a pain in the side from laughing hard. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Laughter
    Sense id: en-bust_a_gut-en-verb-u3vc4WKb Disambiguation of Laughter: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English predicates: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 83

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