packed like sardines
Densely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammedDensely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammed.
UK/pækt laɪk sɑːˈdiːnz/US/pækt laɪk sɑɹˈdinz/
Meaning
1 senses(informal, not comparable)Densely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammed.
I'm pretty claustrophobic, so I didn't wanna hop in the elevator with them all packed like sardines in there.
dicht gedrängt wie die Sardinen, wie die Ölsardinen
как се́льди в бо́чкеkak sélʹdi v bóčke
Translations
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Origin
Referring to sardines packed closely together in a tin (or can).Referring to sardines packed closely together in a tin (or can).
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Synonyms
1 synonymscheek to jowl
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsardinewise
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.