Society
spill over
extend beyond a limit
If something spills over, it extends beyond the place or limit where it was supposed to stay.
Hear it in real life
Why is the pavement so crowded?
The queue has spilled over from the shop.
The festival spilled over into the neighbouring streets.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The festival spilled over ‸ the neighbouring streets.
Say: The festival spilled over into the neighbouring streets.
When naming the area something spreads into, this sense of “spill over” normally uses “into.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
spill over into something; spill over onto something; spilled over
Your turn: say it out loud
The festival spilled over into the neighbouring streets.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
spill over
extend beyond a limit
“The festival spilled over into the neighbouring streets.”
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