to the hilt
Definitions
Completely, fully, to one's limit.
Equivalents
한국어철두철미
Examples
“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.”
“This paradox—that a peaceful European settlement was taking shape⟳ even as the two Great Powers of the day were arming themselves to the hilt and preparing for the eventuality of a thermonuclear war—was not so bizarre as it might appear⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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