to the full

English

Alternative forms

• to the fullest

Prepositional phrase

to the full

1. Fully; completely.
   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 7:

     'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was.

2. Without any reservation; taking the greatest advantage of the situation.

   Now that I'm retired, I feel I can live life to the full.

Synonyms

• all the way
• to the brim
• to the gills
• to the gunnels
• to the hilt
• to the max
• to the tonsils

Translations

fully, completely

• Finnish: various cases of täysi (fi); especially täysin (fi), täysillä (fi), täyttä

• Spanish: a tope, hasta las trancas (colloquial)