To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into. / To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.

(simile, informal, of a place) to be very messy.

present participle of bust a gut

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of split a gut

present participle of split a gut

simple past tense and past participle of bust a gut

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bust a gut

Alternative form of bust a gut (any sense) / To lose one's temper.

(simile) Paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way

(soil science) The topmost layer of the soil horizons; topsoil