one's fill of someone or something

one's fill of someone or something
*one's fill of someone or something
Fig. [get/have] as much of someone or something as one needs or can tolerate. (*Typically: get \one's fill of someone or something; have \one's fill of someone or something.) •

You'll soon get your fill of Tom. He can be quite a pest.

I can never get my fill of shrimp. I love it.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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