Phrase guide

to the brim

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

To the point of being full, almost overflowing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: brimful (adjective), brimfully (adverb); see also Thesaurus:to the full
  • The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment.
  • With an own goal, two penalties and two red cards, this match was full to the brim with controversy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 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, to the gunnels, to the hilt, to the marrow, to the max, to the nines, to the nth degree, to the tonsils, to the top of one's bent, top to bottom, up to eleven

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Fill the glass to the brim, please.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изцяло (izcjalo) — full
  • Finnish: piripintaan — full
  • French: à ras bord — full
  • French: au ras bord — full
  • Galician: a cugulo — full
  • German: randvoll — full
  • German: bis zum Rand (e) — full
  • German: bis zum Spund (e) — full
  • Greek: μέχρι τα μπούνια (méchri ta boúnia) — full
  • Italian: fino all'orlo — full
  • Polish: pełny — full
  • Russian: до краёв (do krajóv) — full