spill out
phrasal verb
spilled out also spilt out; spilling out; spills out
: to fall, flow, or run over the edge of a container or to cause or allow (something) to fall, flow, or run over the edge of a container
The bag ripped open and the flour spilled out onto the floor.
The bag ripped open and spilled out its contents all over the floor.
She spilled the contents of her purse out on the table.
—sometimes used figurativelyAll his thoughts suddenly came spilling out.
He spilled his thoughts out to her.
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Photo : Simon Berlyn A sliding glass door spills out to an alfresco dining terrace.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Now, in a somewhat disorienting narrative reversal, Tarlow has come to Manhattan, just as twenty-five years ago those breathless Manhattanites spilled out of their yellow cabs into the wilds of Williamsburg.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
When Outside visited the shop, bottled water, tampons, toilet paper, and socks filled the store and spilled out onto a nearby sidewalk.
—Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
At the Anderson Munger Family YMCA in LA's Koreatown, a central hub for donation drop off and distribution, a steady stream of supplies and volunteers offering helping hands spilled out onto the sidewalk.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Now, in a somewhat disorienting narrative reversal, Tarlow has come to Manhattan, just as twenty-five years ago those breathless Manhattanites spilled out of their yellow cabs into the wilds of Williamsburg.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
When Outside visited the shop, bottled water, tampons, toilet paper, and socks filled the store and spilled out onto a nearby sidewalk.
—Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
At the Anderson Munger Family YMCA in LA's Koreatown, a central hub for donation drop off and distribution, a steady stream of supplies and volunteers offering helping hands spilled out onto the sidewalk.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Spill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spill%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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