to the gills

English

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Prepositional phrase

to the gills

1. (idiomatic) Entirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible.

   He came in with a suitcase, packed to the gills with samples and demonstration products.

   • 2017 September 19, Gwilym Mumford, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle review – spy sequel reaches new heights of skyscraping silliness”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     It’s a film that is utterly maximalist, stuffed to the gills with gadgets, gimmicks, ideas both good and bad. An exhausting, exhilarating watch.

Synonyms

• to the brim
• to the full
• to the gunnels
• to the tonsils

Derived terms

• sloshed to the gills