My cup runneth over.

My cup runneth over.
My cup runneth over.
Prov. I have received so many benefits that I cannot contain them all. (Said when you feel overcome because many good things have happened to you.) •

This week, I finished paying off my mortgage, my arthritis improved, and my first grandchild was born. My cup runneth over.

Janet was speechless with happiness when she saw how many of her friends and relatives had joined together to give her a surprise party. “My cup runneth over,” she finally said.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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