rafter

packed to the rafters

Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is packed to the rafters! Her mind was packed to the rafters with ideas for her new book. I felt packed to the rafters after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal.

to the rafters

1. Literally, to the ceiling (rafters) of an arena or building. Most often used of celebrated athletes whose jerseys are displayed from the rafters of their former home arena after their playing careers have ended. If you keep scoring like this, you'll go to the rafters one day too, like Gretzky and Coffey before you. Bobby's jersey is being raised to the rafters tonight in a pre-game ceremony.

2. To an extreme, possibly excessive, degree. Her mind was packed to the rafters with ideas for her new book. I have no interest in seeing that movie because it's been talked about to the rafters.

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释义	rafter packed to the rafters Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is packed to the rafters! Her mind was packed to the rafters with ideas for her new book. I felt packed to the rafters after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal. See also: packed, rafter to the rafters 1. Literally, to the ceiling (rafters) of an arena or building. Most often used of celebrated athletes whose jerseys are displayed from the rafters of their former home arena after their playing careers have ended. If you keep scoring like this, you'll go to the rafters one day too, like Gretzky and Coffey before you. Bobby's jersey is being raised to the rafters tonight in a pre-game ceremony. 2. To an extreme, possibly excessive, degree. Her mind was packed to the rafters with ideas for her new book. I have no interest in seeing that movie because it's been talked about to the rafters. See also: rafter Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: packed to the rafters packed to the gills filled to the brim loaded to the gills stuffed to the gills full to the brim full to the gills be stuffed to the gills and (something) to spare and to spare References in classic literature It was a fine apartment in which we found ourselves, large, lofty, and heavily raftered with huge baulks of age-blackened oak. The Hound of the Baskervilles I hewed the main timbers six inches square, most of the studs on two sides only, and the rafters and floor timbers on one side, leaving the rest of the bark on, so that they were just as straight and much stronger than sawed ones. Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience Rafter to the board of directors of the company and the bank. Elmer Bancorp names board director But we will provide general plans for building an all-in-one rafter and wall system that will provide a basic greenhouse structure for you to "fill in the blanks" with windows, doors, and treated plywood. Build an Upcycled Greenhouse: You can save green while going green by repurposing windows to create a beautiful greenhouse Janette Rafter, Cebu Provincial Police Office information officer. Cop shot dead outside Cebu car repair shop South Miami, FL, August 02, 2014 --(PR.com)-- A simple yet innovative new product that serves as a valuable enhancement to a vehicle's existing collection of signals, the Rafter Signal, has been developed by Wendell G. Innovation Direct[TM] at Helm of Marketing of Rafter Signal Invention to Industry Australian Tennis legend Pat Rafter will be back on the hardcourt of Melbourne, ending his 15-year retirement to team with fellow Aussie tennis icon Lleyton Hewitt in the men's doubles competition at the 2014 Australian Open Championship. Australian Open 2014: Aussie Legend Pat Rafter Comes Back from Retirement PAT RAFTER is making a comeback to play doubles with Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open. Pat's back with double dream; TENNIS Washington, Oct 25 ( ANI ): Former World No.1 and two-time US Open champion Patrick Rafter has made a low-key debut on the social media site Twitter earlier this week. 'Serve-and-volley' star Patrick Rafter makes Twitter debut MICHAEL RAFTER says Derry City's new-found strength in depth could sustain a title challenge this season. A RAFT OF CHANGES CAN LEAD TO TITLE; PREM TEAM NEWS BOHS V DERRY C, TONIGHT 7.05PM 28 June 2012 - US education technology company Rafter Inc said it had bought cloud-based education technology specialist HubEdu Inc for an undisclosed amount. Rafter buys education technology firm HubEdu Michael Rafter, a member of Great Barr Club, was on the tenth fairway of the course in Chapel Lane when he suffered a heart attack. Pals grieve over death of golfer on course Utah came close to Montana's approach after a 2008 state Supreme Court decision that involved a rafter who got out to wade and fish and moved fencing the landowner had placed across the river. What if a river runs through it? Rafter is super unfocused, but it's the kind of unfocused that is idiosyncratic and full of weird sounds made listenable by their place within the song's structure. Rafter Sweaty Magic (Asthmatic Kitty)
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