词组 | full as a tick |
释义 | Idiom (as) full as a tick and (as) tight as a tick Theme: FULLNESS very full of food or drink. (Informal. Refers to a tick that has filled itself full of blood.)Little Billy ate and ate until he was as tight as a tick.Our cat drank the cream until he became full as a tick. full as a tick adjective extremely full; very drunk AUSTRALIA, 1892(as) full as a tickHaving consumed large quantities of food or drink. A reference to a tick that is engorged with blood. There was so much delicious food at the banquet that I'm just full as a tick now. *full as a tickvery full of food or drink. (Alludes to a tick that has filled itself full of blood. See also tight as a tick. *Also: as ~.) Little Billy ate and ate until he was as full as a tick. Our cat drank the cream until he became full as a tick. |
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