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
Pack the cauliflower head down until the keg or crock is three-quarters full and then fill to overflowing with brine made as follows: Place in a boiler Eight quarts of water, Eight cups of salt.
From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions by Wilson, Mary A.
It is not astonishing, perhaps, that two children, modern children in particular, and a nursery-maid can fill to overflowing a small London house, but it is astonishing how demoralizing a thing it is.
From The Professional Aunt by Wemyss, Mary C.E.
