to the brim

idiom

: to the top
He filled the glass 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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