fret the gizzard
To vex oneself; to worry.
gizzard
UK /ˈɡɪzəd/ US /ˈɡɪzɚd/
noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
hard
VERB + GIZZARD
grinding, lack, punch
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grindi
As fortune has it, kingbirds, like owls, lack a grinding gizzard and regurgitate hard fragments from their meals.
2
The (human) stomach.
"Pushing a man's face into his own breakfast is beyond rules or reason, and deserves a punch in the gizzard."
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and
- ventriculus
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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As fortune has it, kingbirds, like owls, lack a grinding gizzard and regurgitate hard fragments from their meals.
Wiktionary02
"Pushing a man's face into his own breakfast is beyond rules or reason, and deserves a punch in the gizzard."
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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