Old English hilt "hilt, handle of a sword or dagger," from Proto-Germanic *helt (cognates: Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza "hilt," Old Saxon helta "oar handle"), perhaps from PIE *kel- (1) "to strike." Formerly also used in plural in same sense as singular.
例文
1. She was in this right up to the hilt .
彼女はすでに完全に巻き込まれている。
2.James was over-drawn and mortgaged to the hilt .
ジェームズはすでに最大限度額まで貸越し、担保できるものはすべて担保に入れている。/
3.The men who wield the power are certainly backing him to the hilt .