up to the gills
up to the gills
Drunk. Boy, you were really up to the gills last night—how hungover do you feel this morning? You're up to the gills, stumbling in here reeking of alcohol!
See also: gill, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- drunk as a fiddler
- fiddler
- feel as if a cat has kittened in (one's) mouth
- to the gills
- stewed to the gills
- boozy
- sloshed to the ears
- be stuffed to the gills
- crump
- packed to the gills