Meaning of Brimful | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The maximum amount a container can hold.
2. A large amount.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“If the glass is cracked, it cannot contain a brimful of water; and if and only if the water is calm enough, it can reflect the moon in the sky without distortion.”

“As I listened to the words as they were coming out of my mouth, I realized that I sounded like Ozzy Osborne after three brimfuls of Merlot and a handful of Vicodin .”

“Brimful of Asha on the forty-five / Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five”

“Such a suggestion—even a timid one in her own head—would have been met with a brimful of scorn.”

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