hate someone's guts: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaGeneralinformalvulgar
    • Figurative: To feel intense, often passionate or visceral, hatred or loathing toward someone.

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    • Ever since their falling out, Jenna has hated Mike’s guts and refuses to speak to him.

      Ever since their falling out, Jenna has hated Mike’s guts and refuses to speak to him.

    • Do you really hate his guts, or is it just a misunderstanding that can be fixed?

      Do you really hate his guts, or is it just a misunderstanding that can be fixed?

    • They hated each other’s guts so much that working together was impossible.

      They hated each other’s guts so much that working together was impossible.

  • 2.

    Generalliteralrare
    • Literal: To hate or despise a person's internal organs (used rarely and primarily for humorous or hyperbolic effect).

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    • He joked that he hates his brother’s guts so much, he wouldn’t even want to eat them if they were food.

      He joked that he hates his brother’s guts so much, he wouldn’t even want to eat them if they were food.

    • In a rare comic moment, she said she hated her husband’s guts—meaning the organs, not him personally.

      In a rare comic moment, she said she hated her husband’s guts—meaning the organs, not him personally.

    • The doctor laughed when the patient said he hated doctors’ guts, confusing the phrase with a literal meaning.

      The doctor laughed when the patient said he hated doctors’ guts, confusing the phrase with a literal meaning.

    • This isn’t a serious remark; he just said he hates someone’s guts to exaggerate how much he dislikes them internally.

      This isn’t a serious remark; he just said he hates someone’s guts to exaggerate how much he dislikes them internally.

Examples:

  • EN: You could hate someone's guts, but if you could help them get farther and they could help you go farther, hey, we've got an alliance.
    ES: Puedes odiar a alguien a muerte, pero si les puedes ayudar a llegar lejos y ellos a ti, eh, tenemos una alianza.
  • EN: No need to hate someone's guts when you know they're gonna cark it in 24 hours.
    ES: No hay necesidad de odiar las tripas de alguien cuando sabes que van a hacerse mierda en 24 horas.
  • EN: to hate someone's guts was born.
    HI: नफ़रत करता है वो उन सबसे जो जन्मे हैं उससे,
  • EN: Life is not worth to live to hate someone's guts.
    TE: ఇతరులని ద్వేషిస్తూ కూర్చుంటే జీవితం సరిపోదు.

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