The Collaborative International Dictionary
To brim over
Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Brimming.]
To be full to the brim. ``The brimming stream.''
--Milton.
To brim over (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
Usage examples of "to brim over".
Riding over the Cogstone ridge they paused to overlook the wide view which suddenly spread before them: the Cambermouth extending in a sinuous curve to the west where it seemed to brim over the horizon.
He flushed and found it difficult to swallow, and his eyes threatened to brim over with tears.