to the gills en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Entirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible.
He came in with a suitcase, packed to the gills with samples and demonstration products.
It’s a film that is utterly maximalist, stuffed to the gills with gadgets, gimmicks, ideas both good and bad. An exhausting, exhilarating watch.
2017 September 19, Gwilym Mumford, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle review – spy sequel reaches new heights of skyscraping silliness”, in the Guardian:
Deriveds
sloshed to the gills · wired to the gills
Synonyms
to the bone · top to bottom · from soup to nuts · all the way · to the full · to the brim · to the gunnels · up to eleven · to the nth degree · to the core · to the marrow · to the tonsils · to the fullest · to the hilt · to the gills · to the nines · to the top of one's bent · in excelsis · to the max · to the backbone
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sv till taket (Translations)