be stuffed to the gills

be stuffed to the gills

To be completely full or teeming; to have 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.
See also: gill, stuff
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • stuffed to the gills
  • packed to the gills
  • loaded to the gills
  • full to the gills
  • packed to the rafters
  • rafter
  • filled to the brim
  • full to the brim
  • up to the gills
  • and to spare