I love your guts.

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What's up with hating guts? First, most people only have one gut. Second, a gut is usually, by definition, not something to love anyway. Third, even if a gut were something to love, those not on women under the age of 23 are more often than not (but certainly not always) best left covered. So what's the big deal about hating them?

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[nq:1]What's up with hating guts? First, most people only have one gut. Second, a gut is usually, by definition, not ... are more often than not (but certainly not always) best left covered. So what's the big deal about hating them?[/nq]
In the above expession, "guts" doesn't refer to one's "gut" that is, the thing that hangs over your belt, but rather, in the sense of "chicken guts" your innards.
It's an expression that falls into the category of "I hate the air the breathe."
That is, it's not as if your guts your internal organs are really specifically culpable for your wrong doings. It's not as if they have any personality or any awareness of what you're doing. It's just that I hate you so much that I even hate those aspects of your physical body that do nothing more than innocently aid in the general preservation of your life.
It's a way of saying, "I hate every little bit of you every aspect of your existence."
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