to the brim

Meaning

(figuratively) To the point of being full, almost overflowing.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:to the full
The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment.
With an own goal, two penalties, two red cards and plenty more this match was full to the brim with controversy.

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

But it seemed to me that this was the way we all lived: full to the brim with gratitude and joy one day, wrecked on the rocks the next. Finding the balance between the two was the art and the salvation. Elizabeth Berg

I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations. Karlie Kloss

I am the shadow on the moon at night/Filling your dreams to the brim with fright. Tim Burton

There's no emptiness in the life of a warrior. Everything is filled to the brim. Everything is filled to the brim, and everything is equal. Carlos Castaneda

It is a pot of water that is already half full that the world would like to help in filling to the brim. Nigerian Proverb

It is easier to carry an empty cup than one that is filled to the brim. African Proverb

Words in the phrase

to the brim

Close letter words and terms

to the best of one's ability To the Bone to the bones to the completion to the conclusion to the contrary