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Meanings of spill over in English

Overflow with a certain feeling.

Be disgorged.

Usage of spill over in English
1
The danger is that unavoidable competition will spill over into unnecessary conflict.
The Irish Times
2
I was afraid the violence would inevitably spill over on the hotel.
An ordinary man
3
Everything that had happened recently bubbled inside her, ready to spill over.
Ali’s Pretty Little Lies
4
For the first time in days no tears threatened to spill over.
The frailty of flesh
5
The Whanganui River was no longer expected to spill over its stopbanks.
Radio NZ
6
Declaring a war on the rich could spill over into the smart.
Wired
7
My heart breaks at the sudden tears that spill over her cheeks.
Daughters of the Nile
8
His boyish facial characteristics spill over into a boyish enthusiasm for music.
The Irish Times
9
Further, we're apt to get a spill over a pile of rocks.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
10
His eyes burned with tears that welled but would not spill over.
The bourne objective
11
The second round is almost certain to spill over into Saturday.
Reuters
12
The community infections that are happening might spill over to schools.
The South African
13
The chaos is now threatening to spill over into civil war.
BBC
14
One hopes that some of this economic recession will spill over into Ireland.
The Irish Times
15
Don't let this spill over into your personal or professional relationships!
The South African
16
Mistakes by one country are going to spill over into outcomes for another.
The Guardian
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Spill over through the time
Spill over across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
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