Idioms

borrow to the hilt

borrow to the hilt

To borrow a very large amount of money or as much as one possibly can. They've had to borrow to the hilt to get their company off the ground. I hope it succeeds, or they'll be in debt forever. It's a tragedy that so many people have to borrow to the hilt in order to go to college. Please, I'd have to borrow to the hilt to buy a fancy car like that!
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