to the gills


to the gills

Completely, utterly, or thoroughly. I was doped to the gills for about two weeks after my surgery. I'm off the painkillers now, but I still feel pretty out of it. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is packed to the gills! We left the all-you-can-eat buffet full to the gills.See also: gill

to the ˈgills

(informal) completely full: I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. Gills are the openings on the side of a fish’s head that it breathes through.See also: gill

to the gills

Informal As full as possible; completely.See also: gill