fill to

fill (something) to (some point)

To insert or place something inside something else, but only to a certain stopping point. Often said of liquids. Well, no wonder she spilled her juice—you filled her cup all the way to the brim! Only fill the box up to here—otherwise, it will be too heavy to carry.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fill something to something

to add material to something up to a certain point. Fill the barrel up to here and no higher. Please fill the glass to the top.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • all for the best
  • a thing of the past
  • a slew of (something)
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"By that, we have tremendous ability to hold the cavity pressure from the gate to the end of the fill to very minimal numbers."
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