full as a tick



*full as a tick

very full of food or drink. (Alludes to a tick that has filled itself full of blood. See also tight as a tick. *Also: as ~.) Little Billy ate and ate until he was as full as a tick. Our cat drank the cream until he became full as a tick.
See also: full, tick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tryggvi-Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Jan (1)YAHN (Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, German)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, Catalan
Varnava-Russian, Old Church Slavic
Chantrea-Khmer
Hurst[hə:st]
SiemSEEMDutch