hate someone's guts

Thoroughly despise someone, as in I hate Peter's guts. The guts here refers to a person's inner essence. [Slang; c. 1900]

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Words nearby hate someone's guts

hatchway, hate, hate crime, hate mail, hate sheet, hate someone's guts, hate speech, hate-, hate-listen, hate-read, hate-watch
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