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Difference between Have no guts for something and Have no stomach for something

have no guts for something—(coll.) lack courage and determination for smth.:

  • Too bad she had no guts for the job or she should have been our first woman President.

have no stomach for something—(coll.) intensely dislike smth.; be averse to smth., especially smth. difficult or unpleasant:

  • At Harvard it became clear that I had no stomach for the law.

Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase have no heart for something—have no inclination or enthusiasm for smth.:

  • Mozart had no heart for the intricate court dance needed to succeed in Paris society.