filled/full to the brim

idiom

: completely full

The glass was filled/full to the brim.

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Thanks to Amazon’s Valentine’s Day gift shop, your perfect present doesn’t have to go over budget; the retailer is filled to the brim with under-$50 finds, from Lego flowers that will outlive any standard bouquet and irresistible chocolates to cozy candles and at-home massagers. —

Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 Despite being filled to the brim with stuff, the overall apartment was in good condition. —

Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 The public gallery, which had mostly been empty for recent trial days, was filled to the brim with spectators. —

Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 It’s certainly heightened: broad in its scope and its aims, stunning to look at, filled to the brim with references to filmmakers like David Cronenberg and Stanley Kubrick. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for filled/full to the brim

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