Synonyms for to the gills
to the gills

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1. to the gillsadverb

   Synonyms:
   to the brim, to the tonsils, to the full, to the gunnels

2. to the gillsadverb

   Entirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible.

   He came in with a suitcase, packed to the gills with samples and demonstration products.

   Synonyms:
   to the gunnels, to the full, to the tonsils, to the brim

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1. Robert Atkinson:

   More and more the incremental growth will go offshore, just simply for the fact that these( domestic) places are packed to the gills.

2. Todd Kalinski:

   it’s not funny nor humorous anymore, is it? this practical confine greasing our gills, gilding our lilies, suffocating on our common wreckage

3. Olga Katic:

   If you get some mushrooms from the store and expose their gills — the feathery ribs on the underside of the mushroom cap — to sunlight, their vitamin D content shoots up, there are so many interesting compounds in them.

4. Dan Porter:

   They rely on clean, well-oxygenated water, when the wildfire chocks the stream full of mud, the oxygen-holding capacity of the water is reduced. It clogs gills ; it clogs egg sacs.

5. Christopher Pyne:

   It affects the European carp by attacking their kidneys, their skin, their gills and stopping them breathing effectively.