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Meaning of the full shilling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

In control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.

Ireland, UK, no-plural

Examples

“It served her well, as her husband Bill, a small, quiet man, sustained shell-shock in the war and although pleasant, was not the full shilling. Whenever he wandered over to me to start⟳ a conversation I would always feel⟳ very uncomfortable.”
“She shook her head, sighing deeply. 'There are times when I wonder⟳ is he the full shilling at all?[…]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

the full ticket The Game The Gap The Gardens The Glen the good die young

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