"plein comme une huître" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /plɛ̃ kɔ.m‿y.n‿ɥitʁ/ Forms: pleine comme une huître [feminine], pleins comme des huîtres [masculine, plural], pleines comme des huîtres [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “full as an oyster”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|full as an oyster}} “full as an oyster”, {{lit|full as an oyster}} Literally, “full as an oyster” Head templates: {{fr-adj|fp=pleines comme des huîtres|mp=pleins comme des huîtres}} plein comme une huître (feminine pleine comme une huître, masculine plural pleins comme des huîtres, feminine plural pleines comme des huîtres)
  1. (Europe, simile) drunk as a skunk Tags: Europe Categories (topical): Alcoholism Synonyms: plein comme un œuf, bourré comme un coing
    Sense id: en-plein_comme_une_huître-fr-adj-BsilqQV2 Categories (other): European French, French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "full as an oyster"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “full as an oyster”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “full as an oyster”.",
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      "form": "pleine comme une huître",
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        {
          "word": "plein comme un œuf"
        },
        {
          "word": "bourré comme un coing"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/plɛ̃ kɔ.m‿y.n‿ɥitʁ/"
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  ],
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        {
          "word": "bourré comme un coing"
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