full to the gills
1full to the gills — adjective Completely or overly full. Even though the room was full to the gills with people, they managed to push enough people aside to open up a small dance floor …
2stuffed to the gills — If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full …
3stuffed to the gills — in reference to people not fish, meaning full of food or bloated. May be an analogy to a fish that has been prepared as food with stuffing in the abdominal cavity as far as the gills …
4stuffed to the gills — If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
5to the gills — adverb : as full as possible old cars loaded to the gills with household furniture Meridel Le Sueur * * * to the gills phrase as full as possible The room was packed to the gills. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry …
6(to) the gills — to the ˈgills idiom (informal) completely full • I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. Main entry: ↑gillidiom …
7to the gills — adverb Entirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible. He came in with a suitcase, packed to the gills with samples and demonstration products. Syn: to the brim, to the full, to the gunnels, to the tonsils …
8to the gills — as full as possible The room was packed to the gills …
9to the gills — phrasal as full or as much as possible < a suitcase packed to the gills > …
10to the gills — ► to the gills until completely full. Main Entry: ↑gill …
