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tub of guts

tub of guts

1 9.9
A container holding animal intestines and organs for cooking
  • noun
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translation icon : tina de entrañas

Examples

  • He is a useless tub of guts.

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  • The chef prepared a rich stew with a tub of guts he bought from the butcher.

  • When they opened the cooler, a tub of guts was found inside, ready for cooking.

  • At the market, I saw a tub of guts being sold for specialty dishes.

Synonyms

entrails
vstub of guts
7.2

The parts inside the belly of an animal or person, especially the intestines

is a container holding those organs for cooking or butchery

Surface Forms

tub of guts singular
tubs of guts plural

Morphology

tub + of + gut

The meaning is directly and literally compositional: 'tub' (a container) + 'of' + 'guts' (intestines) yields a container holding intestines. This straightforward noun‑phrase composition is cross‑linguistically common and a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Tub of guts comes from the clear picture of a tub full of animal guts after a hunt or in a butcher's shop. So, it means 'a container filled with intestines or other animal insides', often used when animals are cleaned or prepared for cooking.