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to the gills
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to the gillsadverb
Entirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of to the gills in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of to the gills in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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it’s not funny nor humorous anymore, is it? this practical confine greasing our gills, gilding our lilies, suffocating on our common wreckage
If you get some mushrooms from the store and expose their gills — the feathery ribs on the underside of the mushroom cap — to sunlight, their vitamin D content shoots up, there are so many interesting compounds in them.
It affects the European carp by attacking their kidneys, their skin, their gills and stopping them breathing effectively.
When most people imagine clams, they imagine the things that make clam chowder, these clams are very different. They're reef-dwelling, they have bright-red tentacles, they have gills that stick out, they live in little crevasses [and] they are the only species of clam that flashes.
If you're looking at a whole fish, the gills should be dark red, not dull brown, and the eyes should be clear and not cloudy.
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