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to the brim

to the brim prepositional phrase: to the point of being full, almost overflowing.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively) To the point of being full, almost overflowing.
    • Near-synonyms: brimful (adjective), brimfully (adverb); see also Thesaurus:to the full
    • The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, brim.
    • Fill the glass to the brim, please.
    • Like the tank wagons, the churns are dairy property, but farmers often have other ideas, and find their own uses for them—it has not been unknown for dairy inspectors to find missing churns tucked away in an unsuspected corner of a farmhouse, filled to the brim with banknotes!1959 March, R. C. Riley, “Home with the milk”, in Trains Illustrated, page 155

to the brim meaning in Tamil

to the brim in Tamil

நிமிச்சுற

Examples of to the brim in a sentence

  • With an own goal, two penalties and two red cards, this match was full to the brim with controversy.
  • 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.1898, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 53, page 159:
  • 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 […]2009 November 28, Nashua Telegraph:

Synonyms of to the brim

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Questions about to the brim

What does to the brim mean?
To the brim means to the point of being full, almost overflowing.
What is to the brim in Tamil?
To the brim in Tamil is நிமிச்சுற. See To the brim meaning in Tamil.
How do you use to the brim in a sentence?
With an own goal, two penalties and two red cards, this match was full to the brim with controversy.
What part of speech is to the brim?
To the brim is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the brim in the dictionary

  1. to the
  2. to the backbone
  3. to the best of one's knowledge
  4. to the bone
  5. to the bones
  6. to the brim
  7. to the contrary
  8. to the core
  9. to the day
  10. to the death
  11. to the dot

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