A Full hand, subs. phr. (American waiters'). Five large beers. For analogous expressions, see Go.
Full in the belly, subs. phr.
(colloquial).—With child.
Full in the pasterns (or
the hocks), subs. phr. (colloquial).Thick-ankled.
Full team, subs. phr.
(American).An eulogium. A
man is a full team when of
consequence in the community.
Variants are whole team, or
whole team and a horse to
spare. Cf. one-horse = mean,
insignificant, or strikingly small.
Full in the waistcoat, adj.
phr. (colloquial).—Swag-bellied.
Full of 'em, adj. phr. (common).—Lousy;
nitty; full of
fleas.
Full to the bung, adj. phr.
(colloquial).—Very drunk. For
synonyms, see Drinks and
Screwed.
To have (or wear) a full
suit of mourning, verb. phr.
(pugilists').—To have two black
eyes. Half-mourning = one
black eye. For synonyms, see
Mouse.
To come full bob, verb. phr. (old colloquial).—To come suddenly; to come full tilt.
1672. Marvell, Rehearsal Transposed(in Grosart, iii., 414). The page and you meet full bob.
Full against, adv. phr. 1. Dead, or decidedly opposed to, a person, thing, or place.
Full-bottomed (or
-breeched, or -pooped), adv.
phr. (colloquial).—Broad in the
hind; barge-arsed (q.v.)
Full-flavoured, adv. phr.
(colloquial).—Peculiarly rank :
as a story, an exhibition of profane
swearing, an emission of wind,
etc.
Full-fledged, adv. phr.
(venery).—Ripe for defloration.
Full-gutted, adv. phr. (colloquial).—Stout;
swag-bellied.
Full of emptiness, adv.
phr. (common).—Utterly void.
Full on, adv. phr. (colloquial).—Set
strongly in a given direction,
especially in an obscene
sense: e.g., full on for it or
full on for one = ready and
willing au possible.
At full chisel, adv. phr.
(American).—At full speed; with
the greatest violence or impetuousity.
Also full drive;
full split. Cf. hickety
split; ripping; staving
along; two-thirty, etc.
In full blast, swing, etc.,
adv. phr. (colloquial).—In the
height of success; in hot pursuit.
1859. Sala, Twice Round the Clock, 5 a.m., Part I. At five a.m. the publication of the Times newspaper is, to use a north-country mining expression, in 'full blast.'
1884. Daily News, Feb. 9, p. 5, col. 2. If he visit New York in that most pleasant season, the autumn, he will find that the 'fall' trade is 'in full blast.'
1888. Daily Telegraph, 17 Nov. By half-past ten o'clock the smoking-room was in full swing.
In full dig, adv. phr. (common).—On full pay.
