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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Mortgaged to the teeth

Hi,
The Scavo house is already "mortgaged to the teeth," so Lynette has no choice but to mortgage the restaurant.
What does 'mortgaged to the teeth' mean?

Thanks a lot.
  

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Hi, Very heavily mortgaged. The speaker is playing with the common expression. ' armed to the teeth '.

— Clive

  • Hi, Very heavily mortgaged.
  • The speaker is playing with the common expression.
  • ' armed to the teeth '.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Very heavily mortgaged.

The speaker is playing with the common expression. 'armed to the teeth'.

Clive
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Hi Clive,
Is "mortgaged to the teeth" a proper expression?

Thanks.
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Hi,

As I said, it's a common expression.

It will offend no-one.

Clive
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It's not common in BrE.

We say 'It's mortgaged to the hilt'.

Rover
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This means that the house already has first and second mortgages on it, and you couldn't borrow any more money on it. You could also say "mortgaged to the hilt" or "mortgaged to the gills."
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