brim over

brim over

1. Of a liquid, to flow over the top of a container. Turn off the burner before the soup brims over!
2. To exhibit something, such as a trait or emotion, to a great degree. With our trip just days away, the kids are totally brimming over with excitement. This song just brims over with emotion.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

brim over (with something)

 and brim with something
to overflow with something. The basket was brimming over with flowers. I was brimming with confidence after my recent success.
See also: brim, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • brim
  • oil burner
  • inherit (something) from (someone)
  • inherit from
  • there was/is something about (someone or something)
  • there's something about (someone or something)
  • there's something about somebody/something
  • as (something) as they come
  • as as they come
  • as clever, stupid, etc. as they come