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Idiom: "stuffed to the gills"



 
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Idiom: "stuffed to the gills" #1 (permalink) Fri May 12, 2006 0:10 am   Idiom: "stuffed to the gills"		  
what does the idiom "stuffed to the gills" mean?

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Idiom: "stuffed to the gills" #2 (permalink) Fri May 12, 2006 8:29 am   Idiom: "stuffed to the gills"		  
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Stuffed to the gills describes someone who has eaten as much as possible.

(Gills are oxygen-absorbing organs on a fish, and are located near the top of the esophagus. If humans had gills, they would be on the sides of our throats or behind our ears.)
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