blood-and-guts

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blood-and-guts

(blŭd′ənd-gŭts′)

adj.

1. Depicting or marked by great violence or zeal: a blood-and-guts book; blood-and-guts competition.

2. Dealing with fundamental concerns: blood-and-guts issues.

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blood′-and-guts′

adj.

1. dealing with or depicting war or violence: a blood-and-guts movie.

2. concerned with fundamental needs, problems, etc.: blood-and-guts issues.

[1935–40]

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Adj.

blood-and-guts - marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

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intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

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