fill to overflowing
Example Sentences
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And, in time, that bucket would fill to overflowing.
From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2015
It would be good to get a definitive answer before the first-class carriages from Piccadilly to Euston fill to overflowing.
From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2010
To a potential inductee whose middle-age spread will no doubt fill to overflowing the unyielding dimensions of a G.I. trouser, there comes encouragement indeed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Have the cans heated, and put in first a little of the syrup, then pack in the pears very carefully; fill to overflowing with the scalding syrup, and finish as previously directed.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
Remove from the steamer, fill to overflowing with boiling syrup, and seal at once.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management by Ontario. Ministry of Education
