to the hilt
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to the hilt
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Completely, fully, to one's limit.
You can't expect him to spare any more money, because he's borrowed up to the hilt from the bank for his new apartment.
Similar: to the brim, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the core, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels, to the hilt
Talk about this word "to the hilt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20hilt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. to the hilt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20hilt "to the hilt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20hilt.Cite this
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