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Phrase(s): bubble over
1. Lit. [for boiling or effervescent liquid] to spill or splatter over the edge of its container. • The pot bubbled over and put out the flame on the stove. • The stew bubbled over. 2. Fig. [for someone] to be so happy and merry that the joy "spills over" onto other people. • She was just bubbling over, she was so happy. • Lily bubbled over with joy.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs