- Full to the gills
- Мертвецки пьян. Пьян в стельку
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
full 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 … Wiktionary
stuffed to the gills — If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full … The small dictionary of idiomes
stuffed 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 … Dictionary of ichthyology
stuffed to the gills — If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
to 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 … Useful english dictionary
(to) the gills — to the ˈgills idiom (informal) completely full • I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. Main entry: ↑gillidiom … Useful english dictionary
to 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 … Wiktionary
to the gills — as full as possible The room was packed to the gills … English dictionary
to the gills — phrasal as full or as much as possible < a suitcase packed to the gills > … New Collegiate Dictionary
to the gills — ► to the gills until completely full. Main Entry: ↑gill … English terms dictionary
to the gills — completely, as full as possible … Dictionary of ichthyology