hate someone's guts
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Meaning · English
To intensely dislike someone
Literally: feel strong hatred in one's intestines
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
I presume that the teachers hated his guts.’
I wanted him badly and he hated my guts, and I said all right, I'll leave you alone if you can beat any of the guys on the Australian spring tour.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “hate someone's guts” mean?
To intensely dislike someone Literally: feel strong hatred in one's intestines
Is “hate someone's guts” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.