to the brim
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see to, brim
- Fill the glass to the brim.
- (figurative) To the point of being full, almost overflowing.
- The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment.
- With an own goal, two penalties, two red cards and plenty more this match was full to the brim with controversy.
- 1898, The Popular Science Monthly ↗, volume 53, page 159:
- The full measure of life and happiness which we have in mind as the educational goal can only be attained when each individual life is full to the brim.
- 2009 November 28, Nashua Telegraph:
- We've had so much luck here, it's been effortless,” LeMay said as she rested on the shopping cart full to the brim with gifts […]
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