fit to burst

fit to burst
Phrs. Full, sated, replete.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • fit to burst — see ↑fit, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑burst fit to burst chiefly Brit informal : very much laugh/shout fit to burst • • • Main Entry: ↑fit …   Useful english dictionary

  • laughing fit to burst — laughing/crying/coughing/fit to bust/burst/british informal phrase laughing crying etc a lot Thesaurus: to laugh a lot or start laughingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • crying fit to burst — laughing/crying/coughing/fit to bust/burst/british informal phrase laughing crying etc a lot Thesaurus: to laugh a lot or start laughingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • coughing fit to burst — laughing/crying/coughing/fit to bust/burst/british informal phrase laughing crying etc a lot Thesaurus: to laugh a lot or start laughingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • fit — fit1 W2S1 [fıt] v past tense and past participle fitted also fit AmE present participle fitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(right size/shape)¦ 3¦(enough space)¦ 4¦(equipment/part)¦ 5¦(match/be suitable)¦ 6 fit somebody fo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fit — 1 /fIt/ verb past tense fitted also fit AmE past participle fit 1 RIGHT SIZE (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to be the right size and shape for someone or something: The dress fits perfectly. | fit sb: The jacket fitted me pretty… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fitt; akin to Old Saxon fittea division of a poem, Old High German fizza skein Date: before 12th century archaic a division of a poem or song II. adjective (fitter; fittest) Etymology: Middle… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fit — I [[t]fɪ̱t[/t]] BEING RIGHT OR GOING IN THE RIGHT PLACE ♦♦ fits, fitting, fitted (In American English the form fit is used in the present tense and sometimes also as the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) VERB If something fits, it… …   English dictionary

  • fit — fit1 [fit] vt. fitted or fit, fitting [ME fitten < ? or akin ? to ON fitja, to knit, tie ends of thread, akin to OHG fizza, skein of thread, ult. < IE * pedyo , fetter, lit., of the foot < base * ped , FOOT] 1. to be suitable or adapted… …   English World dictionary

  • fit — Ⅰ. fit [1] ► ADJECTIVE (fitter, fittest) 1) of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose. 2) in good health, especially through regular physical exercise. 3) (fit to do) informal on the point of doing. 4) …   English terms dictionary

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