to the brim

idiom

: to the top
He filled the glass to the brim.

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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 On the other hand, the show is a blockbuster, full to the brim with the kinds of people who go to big name museum shows. Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books, 13 Dec. 2024 If your dream fridge is one stocked to the brim with all kinds of fun prebiotic sodas, now’s your chance to make that dream a reality. Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024 The sweets business is one filled to the brim with legacy. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to the brim 

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“To the brim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20brim. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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