I'd get a soup plate and then slide the glass very carefully over to the edge of the table, and let the water run into the soup plate - it doesn't have to run onto the floor.
彼女の目から涙がこぼれた。
Tears fell from her eyes.
彼女の目から涙がこぼれおちていた。
彼女が一つ目のグラスを持ち上げたら、水がそこらじゅうにこぼれて店長を呼ぶことになったわ。
After she picked up the first glass and water went all over the place, she called the boss out.
鍋がふきこぼれているよ。
The pot is boiling over.
酷使されている不法外国人労働者は制度の隙間にこぼれ落ちてしまうことが多いのです。
Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.
Kimura is a Tokyo university graduate who became a taxi driver. According to some people's standards, he might be considered a failure, but I think it's fine as long as he likes driving.