to the gills

phrase

: as full or as much as possible

a suitcase packed to the gills

Examples of to the gills in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's no better mainstream gaming desktop than the Alienware Area-51, a flagship battlestation that's loaded to the gills with the latest and greatest silicon. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

That Bane, ripped to the gills thanks to his strength-enhancing pseudo-steroid Venom, then had to fight a new Batman — one whose tactics were so brutal that the old Batman returned to take back his mantle — wasn’t an outlier. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

As fans of the series know well by now, every episode of Outer Banks is packed to the gills with twists, turns, motorcycle chases, police standoffs, knife fights, high-stakes heists, and more. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Be prepared to be led into temptation at every corner because this tiny neighborhood is packed to the gills with luxury shopping from Bottega Veneta to Prada. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026

Rhymes for to the gills

• basophils
• daffodils
• neutrophils
• bhils
• bills
• chills
• dills
• drills
• fills
• frills
• grilles
• grills