be doped to the gills

be doped to the gills

To be thoroughly intoxicated by drugs, especially those prescribed by a doctor, to the point of incoherence or senselessness. I was doped to the gills for about two weeks after my surgery. I'm off the painkillers now, but I still feel pretty out of it.
See also: dope, gill
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • dope
  • doped to the gills
  • gill
  • loaded to the barrel
  • skagged out
  • monolithic
  • sloshed to the ears
  • sloshed
  • be sloshed to the gills
  • to the gills