英语词组to the hilt是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

to the hilt(up) to the hilt

if you do something to the hilt, you do it in the strongest and most complete way that you can.

All through the trial, he has backed his wife up to the hilt.They took the new aircraft and tested it to the hilt.

if you borrow to the hilt, you borrow as much money as you can, often so much that it is difficult to pay it back.

We can't raise any more money - we're mortgaged up to the hilt as it is.With the government borrowing up to the hilt we can expect tax rises.

to the hilt

As much or to the greatest degree possible; completely or utterly. They've had to borrow to the hilt to get the company off the ground. We're ready to defend our client to the hilt in court.

to the hilt

Also, up to the hilt. Completely, to the maximum degree, as in The house was mortgaged up to the hilt. This idiom alludes to the handle ( hilt) of a sword, the only portion that remains out when the weapon is plunged all the way in. The figurative use of the term was first recorded in 1687.

to the hilt

up to the hilt

COMMON

1. If you do something to the hilt or up to the hilt, you do it to the greatest possible extent. He'll be a good candidate. We'll back him up to the hilt. If Fred raises this issue tomorrow, I'll defend my actions to the hilt.

2. If you borrow money to the hilt or up to the hilt, you borrow as much as possible. The company had borrowed to the hilt and still needed more capital. His father's estates were mortgaged up to the hilt. Note: The hilt of a sword or knife is its handle. The image here is of a knife or sword being pushed in all the way to the handle.

(up) to the hilt

completely.

The image is that of plunging the blade of a knife deeply into something, so that only the hilt is visible.

(up) to the ˈhilt

(support, etc. somebody) completely: I will support you to the hilt on this.

This expression refers to the full length of a sword, up to its handle (= the hilt).

to the hilt

To the limit; completely: played the role to the hilt.

up to the hilt

To the utmost. The hilt is the handle of a dagger or sword; when the weapon is plunged all the way into something, only the hilt stays out. The term, also put as to the hilt, was transferred to other kinds of extreme by the seventeenth century. “The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt,” wrote James Payn (Thicker than Water, 1883).

词组	to the hilt
释义	Idiom to the hilt(up) to the hilt 1. if you do something to the hilt, you do it in the strongest and most complete way that you can. All through the trial, he has backed his wife up to the hilt.They took the new aircraft and tested it to the hilt. 2. if you borrow to the hilt, you borrow as much money as you can, often so much that it is difficult to pay it back. We can't raise any more money - we're mortgaged up to the hilt as it is.With the government borrowing up to the hilt we can expect tax rises. to the hilt As much or to the greatest degree possible; completely or utterly. They've had to borrow to the hilt to get the company off the ground. We're ready to defend our client to the hilt in court. to the hilt Also, up to the hilt. Completely, to the maximum degree, as in The house was mortgaged up to the hilt. This idiom alludes to the handle ( hilt) of a sword, the only portion that remains out when the weapon is plunged all the way in. The figurative use of the term was first recorded in 1687. to the hilt or up to the hilt COMMON 1. If you do something to the hilt or up to the hilt, you do it to the greatest possible extent. He'll be a good candidate. We'll back him up to the hilt. If Fred raises this issue tomorrow, I'll defend my actions to the hilt. 2. If you borrow money to the hilt or up to the hilt, you borrow as much as possible. The company had borrowed to the hilt and still needed more capital. His father's estates were mortgaged up to the hilt. Note: The hilt of a sword or knife is its handle. The image here is of a knife or sword being pushed in all the way to the handle. (up) to the hilt completely. The image is that of plunging the blade of a knife deeply into something, so that only the hilt is visible. (up) to the ˈhilt (support, etc. somebody) completely: I will support you to the hilt on this. This expression refers to the full length of a sword, up to its handle (= the hilt). to the hilt To the limit; completely: played the role to the hilt. up to the hilt To the utmost. The hilt is the handle of a dagger or sword; when the weapon is plunged all the way into something, only the hilt stays out. The term, also put as to the hilt, was transferred to other kinds of extreme by the seventeenth century. “The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt,” wrote James Payn (Thicker than Water, 1883).
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