full to the brim
At maximum capacity
Full to the brim describes a container filled to its very top edge—the rim where liquid would spill over: The glass was full to the brim with water.
Extended figuratively to anything at maximum capacity: Her schedule is full to the brim, a heart full to the brim with gratitude.
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- bursting at the seamsFilled past safe limits
- fit to burstExtremely full, near capacity
- containerThing for storing items
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
filled to capacity · saturated · abundance · plenitude · overflow · vessel · inundated · richness · cup · water glass · bounty · replete · completeness · entirety · topped off · stuffed · packed to the gills · surplus