to the full

English

Prepositional phrase

to the full

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.
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

Translations

fully, completely

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

Spanish: a tope

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