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to the teeth
to the teeth
To the greatest degree or extent; extremely, completely, or utterly. I know it takes me a long time getting ready, but nothing feels better than being dressed to the teeth for a night out on the town. Everyone in the bar was armed to the teeth, so we felt a little bit nervous sitting down for a drink in there. I have to say, I'm fed up to the teeth with all the people littering on campus!
to the teeth
1. Completely, fully, as in
Obviously new to skiing, they were equipped to the teeth with the latest gear. This idiom dates from the late 1300s. Also see
armed to the teeth;
fed to the gills.
2. Also, up to the or one's teeth . Fully committed, as in We're in this collaboration up to our teeth. [First half of 1900s] Both of these hyperbolic usages allude to being fully covered or immersed in something up to one's teeth.
to the teeth
Lacking nothing; completely: armed to the teeth; dressed to the teeth.