to the brim

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to the brim

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  1. figuratively To the point of being full, almost overflowing. Near-synonyms: brimful (adjective), brimfully (adverb); see also Thesaurus:to the full

    Similar: brimful, brimfully, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the brim, to the core, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, brim. Fill the glass to the brim, please.

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prep_phrase full

Françaisà ras bord, au ras bord
Deutschrandvoll, bis zum Rand (e), bis zum Spund (e)
Italianofino all'orlo
Ελληνικάμέχρι τα μπούνια méchri ta boúnia
Русскийдо краёв do krajóv

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@misc{to_the_brim_2026,
  title = {to the brim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20brim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}