fed to the gills イディオム
Stuffed to the gills
If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full.
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adj. phr. Having had too much of something; at the end of your patience; disgusted; bored; tired.
People get fed up with anyone who brags all the time. I've had enough of his complaints. I'm fed up. He was fed to the teeth with television and sold his set to a cousin. John quit football because he was fed to the gills with practice. Compare: SICK AND TIRED.
fed to the gills
fed to the gills Also,
fed to the teeth;
fed up. Disgusted, unable or unwilling to put up with something. For example,
I'm fed to the gills with these delays (the gills here is slang for “mouth”), or
He was fed to the teeth with her excuses, or
I'm fed up—let's leave right now. Of these colloquial expressions,
fed up, alluding to being overfull from having overeaten, dates from about 1900, and the others from the first half of the 1900s. Also see
up to one's ears.
fed to the gills
Irritated, exasperated, bored, or disgusted with addition or something. I'm accepting absolutely fed to the aspect alert to all your complaining! My wife is fed to the aspect with our car, but we aloof can't allow a new one.Learn more: fed, gillfed to the gills
Also, fed to the teeth; fed up. Disgusted, clumsy or afraid to put up with something. For example, I'm fed to the aspect with these delays (the gills actuality is argot for "mouth"), or He was fed to the teeth with her excuses, or I'm fed up-let's leave appropriate now. Of these chatty expressions, fed up, alluding to actuality awash from accepting overeaten, dates from about 1900, and the others from the aboriginal bisected of the 1900s. Also see up to one's ears. Learn more: fed, gillfed to the gills
Thoroughly disgusted. This American adaptation of the beforehand British fed to the (back) teeth and fed (up) to the eyelids is based on the argot acceptation of gills for the animal mouth.Learn more: fed, gill