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filled to the brim

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  1. As full as possible; also, completely satisfied. For example, We're filled to the brim with excitement. This expression transfers the idea of a container filled to the very top. W.S. Gilbert used it in the comic opera The Mikado (1885): “Three little maids from school are we, Filled to the brim with girlish glee.” [c. 1600]

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Nearby, Lyness opened a neighbor’s green bin, which was filled to the brim with trash that wasn’t compostable and should have gone in a black bin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

The real-estate investor took off her shoes, sanitized her feet and waded into a giant vat filled to the brim with juicy grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Our dining table was always filled to the brim with an elaborate spread of homemade entrees and sweets.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

From immersive, poetic installations to ceramics and filmed performance, the Central District art space Wa Na Wari is — as usual — filled to the brim with engaging, in situ art.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

The narrow course of Tremont Street was filled to the brim and overflowing with the waiting scarlet-coated men.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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