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to the rafters

to the rafters prepositional phrase: to a completely full state; to the point of being crammed or packed.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) To a completely full state; to the point of being crammed or packed.

Questions about to the rafters

What does to the rafters mean?
To the rafters means to a completely full state; to the point of being crammed or packed.
What part of speech is to the rafters?
To the rafters is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the rafters in the dictionary

  1. to the point
  2. to the power of
  3. to the prejudice of
  4. to the purpose
  5. to the quick
  6. to the rafters
  7. to the rescue
  8. to the T
  9. to the tee
  10. to the tonsils
  11. to the top of one's bent

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