hilt
noun /hɪlt/
/hɪlt/
Idioms - enlarge imagethe handle of a sword, knife, etc.
刀(或剑等的)柄 词源Old English hilt, hilte, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
(up) to the hilt
- as much as possible
尽量;尽可能 - We're mortgaged up to the hilt.
我们已经把什么都抵押了。 - They have promised to back us to the hilt.
他们保证全力支持我们。
- We're mortgaged up to the hilt.