to the top of one's bent en · ADP
Meanings
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As much as is possible for one.
They foole me to the top of my bent.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 269, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| at the top of one's bent | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
to the full · to the max · to the nines · to the bone · to the hilt · from soup to nuts · in excelsis · all the way · up to eleven · to the core · to the marrow · top to bottom · to the nth degree · to the tonsils · to the gills · to the fullest · to the gunnels · to the top of one's bent · to the backbone · to the brim