Question

in_the_loop_732 to be fully committed to something; to do something completely Compare to: go to town; pull out all the stops; whole hog; whole nine yards

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TO THE HILT When my daughter thinks she’s getting sick, she plays the role to the hilt so that she doesn’t have to go to school. Even though she might just have a cold, she complains that she aches from head to toe.They tried not to get into debt too much. But they had to get a bank loan to buy their house, so now they’re in to the hilt.

Id	in_the_loop_732
Idiom	TO THE HILT
Definition	to be fully committed to something; to do something completely
Examples	When my daughter thinks she’s getting sick, she plays the role to the hilt so that she doesn’t have to go to school. Even though she might just have a cold, she complains that she aches from head to toe. They tried not to get into debt too much. But they had to get a bank loan to buy their house, so now they’re in to the hilt.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: go to town; pull out all the stops; whole hog; whole nine yards

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