to the top of one's bent

prepositional phrase

As much as is possible for one.

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all the wayfrom soup to nutsin excelsisto the backboneto the boneto the brimto the coreto the fullest
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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative at the top of one's bent

  1. As much as is possible for one.

    They foole me to the top of my bent.

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 269, column 2

    Synonyms: all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the brim, to the core, to the fullest

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseAs much as is possible for one.

Similar
all the wayfrom soup to nutsin excelsisto the backboneto the boneto the brimto the coreto the fullestto the fullto the gillsto the gunnelsto the hiltto the marrowto the maxto the ninesto the nth degreeto the tonsilstop to bottomup to eleven
Also see
to the backboneto the boneto the brimto the coreto the fullto the gillsto the gunnelsto the hiltto the maxto the ninesto the nth degreeto the tonsilsup to eleven
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APA

to the top of one's bent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20top%20of%20one's%20bent

MLA

“to the top of one's bent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20top%20of%20one's%20bent. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to the top of one's bent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20top%20of%20one's%20bent.

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