blood and guts
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Meaning · English
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Instead they were movie - choosing for themselves; turning up in droves to see films which were long on emotional content, romance and humour, and short on blood and guts.
It's about blood and guts and death.’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29).
Common questions
What does “blood and guts” mean?
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
Is “blood and guts” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.