fill full of lead

fill (someone) full of lead

slang To shoot someone many times with a gun. ("Lead" here refers to bullets.) Of course I gave him my wallet—he threatened to fill me full of lead!
See also: fill, full, lead, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fill someone full of lead

Sl. to shoot someone. The shopkeeper bought a gun and swore the next time someone broke into the shop, he'd fill him full of lead. Don't move, or I'll fill you full of lead.
See also: fill, full, lead, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fill (someone) full of lead
  • fill someone full of lead
  • fill
  • get (one's) fill
  • get one's fill
  • eat (one's) fill
  • eat fill
  • fill up
  • fill the gap
  • filling station