Phrases & SayingsPeople and character
have a gutful
Also: had a gutful, had a gutful of it
Have endured enough and become fed up.
In a sentence
By Friday, she’d had a gutful of the delays.
Where it came from
Built from “gutful”, literally as much as the stomach can hold, then extended to having endured as much of a situation as one can tolerate.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia and New Zealand