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to the tonsils

Meaning

to the tonsils

(figuratively, idiomatic, informal, postpositive) Entirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:to the full
He was stuffed to the tonsils with cream crackers.
They sat there, robed up to the tonsils, and made me feel so below a juvenile delinquent.

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