"split a gut" meaning in English

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      "form": "splitting a gut",
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      "form": "split a gut",
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      "form": "split a gut",
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "alt_of": [
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          "extra": "any sense",
          "word": "bust a gut"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1960, Alexander Fedoroff, The Side of the Angels, page 329:",
          "text": "Even if Truman splits his gut, he won't get a majority of electoral votes.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks:",
          "text": "“I like to split a gut laughing the first time I saw a bride in a miniskirt,” Mrs. Fenniman cackled.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Gwendolyn Hoff, The Life and Times of a Black Southern Doctor, page 222:",
          "text": "\"...Daddy looks so happy, look at him with that golf club,“ she points to a picture of Matthew the senior showing John how to hold it, both of them about to split a gut.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, J L Daniels, Mirror Opposites, page 24:",
          "text": "Disgustingly vulgar trash to her; trash that her half-brother and others in hilarious laughter split a gut over.",
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        }
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        "Alternative form of bust a gut (any sense)"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1966, Louis-Ferdinand C'Line, Louis Ferdinand Destouches, Ralph Manheim, Death on the Installment Plan, page 131:",
          "text": "The customer would split a gut and threaten to haul us into court.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1974, Paul A. Hauck, Overcoming Frustration and Anger, page 32:",
          "text": "Don't split a gut over them and create a super frustration such as a fight or series of fights that may lead to a divorce.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Joyce Magnin, The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow:",
          "text": "The thing is Personal didn't know about Tohilda's membership in the society and would probably split a gut if he found out she gave a portion of his profits to help the less fortunate.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To lose one's temper."
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  "word": "split a gut"
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      "form": "split a gut",
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          "extra": "any sense",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "1960, Alexander Fedoroff, The Side of the Angels, page 329:",
          "text": "Even if Truman splits his gut, he won't get a majority of electoral votes.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks:",
          "text": "“I like to split a gut laughing the first time I saw a bride in a miniskirt,” Mrs. Fenniman cackled.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Gwendolyn Hoff, The Life and Times of a Black Southern Doctor, page 222:",
          "text": "\"...Daddy looks so happy, look at him with that golf club,“ she points to a picture of Matthew the senior showing John how to hold it, both of them about to split a gut.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, J L Daniels, Mirror Opposites, page 24:",
          "text": "Disgustingly vulgar trash to her; trash that her half-brother and others in hilarious laughter split a gut over.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1966, Louis-Ferdinand C'Line, Louis Ferdinand Destouches, Ralph Manheim, Death on the Installment Plan, page 131:",
          "text": "The customer would split a gut and threaten to haul us into court.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1974, Paul A. Hauck, Overcoming Frustration and Anger, page 32:",
          "text": "Don't split a gut over them and create a super frustration such as a fight or series of fights that may lead to a divorce.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Joyce Magnin, The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow:",
          "text": "The thing is Personal didn't know about Tohilda's membership in the society and would probably split a gut if he found out she gave a portion of his profits to help the less fortunate.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lose one's temper."
      ],
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