Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fill one's boots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: fil-l one's -boots
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat heartily.

Informal

verb

To perform at a high level in one's official role.

Example Sentences

"Famine might come back, so fill your boots."
"Rashford added insult to injury as he drilled through the legs of Ward, with England firmly in the mood to fill their boots against a ragged Wales."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

fills one's boots (present, singular) filling one's boots (participle, present) filled one's boots (participle, past) filled one's boots (past)

Phrases

fill someone's boots feast one's eyes

Frequently Paired Words

fill someone's boots feast one's eyes

Questions

What does fill one's boots mean?: To eat heartily.

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