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playing one's guts out

playing one's guts out is the present participle and gerund of play one's guts out.

Meaning of play one's guts out

Verb

play one's guts out (third-person singular simple present plays one's guts out, present participle playing one's guts out, simple past and past participle played one's guts out)

  1. Synonym of sweat one's guts out.

Questions about playing one's guts out

What is playing one's guts out the present participle and gerund of?
Playing one's guts out is the present participle and gerund of play one's guts out.

Words near playing one's guts out in the dictionary

  1. playing on
  2. playing on someone's heartstrings
  3. playing one against another
  4. playing one's cards right
  5. playing one's cards well
  6. playing one's guts out
  7. playing one's hand right
  8. playing one's part
  9. playing out
  10. playing pendulum
  11. playing piece

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