somewhat vs to the hilt

somewhat

adv

  • To a limited extent or degree. 

  • Very. 

noun

  • More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. 

  • A person or thing of importance; a somebody. 

to the hilt

prep

  • Completely, fully, to one's limit. 

How often have the words somewhat and to the hilt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )