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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 — 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 — to the ˈgills idiom (informal) completely full • I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. Main entry: ↑gillidiom … Useful english dictionary
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to the tonsils — adverb Entirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree. He was stuffed to the tonsils with cream crackers.<!from Google Books Syn: to the brim, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels … Wiktionary
to the brim — adverb Full, almost overflowing The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment. Syn: to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels, to the tonsils … Wiktionary
Artificial gills — The term artificial gills can mean: *Imitation gills put into stuffed fish for the sake of appearance. See taxidermy. *An inaccurate term for liquid breathing breathing sets. *Artificial gills extracting oxygen from water to supply a diver. See… … Wikipedia
stuff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Stuff is used after these nouns: ↑food {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ frantically, hastily, quickly PREPOSITION ▪ down … Collocations dictionary
gill — gill1 gill less, adj. gill like, adj. /gil/, n. 1. the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water. 2. Also called lamella. one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric… … Universalium
full — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. filled, sated, satiated, glutted, gorged; replete; whole, complete, entire; loose, baggy; sonorous; plump, rounded; brimming. See completion, sufficiency. Ant., empty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… … English dictionary for students
