stuffed to the gills



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stuffed to the gills

Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is stuffed to the gills! Her mind was stuffed to the gills with ideas for her new book. I felt stuffed to the gills after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal.
See also: gill, stuff

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rudy['ru:di]
Eugenioe-oo-JE-nyo (Italian), e-oo-KHE-nyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
KarrieKER-ee, KAR-eeEnglish
MarikaMAH-ree-kah (Finnish)Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian
MyrtieMUR-teeEnglish
KlemensKLE-mens (German, Polish)German, Danish, Swedish, Polish