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in the gut

NOUN
soft spot
Synonyms
WEAK
exposed nerve nerve ending raw raw nerve sore point sore spot tender spot the quick weakness where it hurts where one lives

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If it was Everton equalising there at the end, it would be pure ecstasy but the fact of City nicking a point from the jaws of defeat feels like a punch in the gut.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Here, the big-budget sequel functions as bait: reel the people in, make them laugh, open their hearts and minds, then punch them in the gut.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Instead, it comes from certain foods and from bacteria living in the gut.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

They found that levels of fecal calprotectin, a protein that signals inflammation in the gut, dropped significantly in the fasting mimicking group compared with the control group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Lily was going around as if she’d been socked in the gut.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English