It was terribly crowded there. We were packed in like sardines.
•The bus was full. The passengers were packed like sardines.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
packed (in) like sardines — {adj. phr.} So tightly crowded that there is hardly room to turn. * /The trains are so full during rush hour that we must go to work packed in like sardines./ … Dictionary of American idioms
packed in like sardines — packed/squashed etc/in like sardines phrase crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move Economy class passengers were packed in like sardines. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: sardine … Useful english dictionary
packed\ in\ like\ sardines — adj. phr. So tightly crowded that there is hardly room to turn. The trains are so full during rush hour that we must go to work packed in like sardines … Словарь американских идиом
packed in like sardines — crowded, densely packed, squeezed in … English contemporary dictionary
packed like sardines — If a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines, or packed in like sardines … The small dictionary of idiomes
packed like sardines — If a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines, or packed in like sardines. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are pressed together tightly and uncomfortably because… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
packed\ like\ sardines — adj. phr. So tightly crowded that there is hardly room to turn. The trains are so full during rush hour that we must go to work packed in like sardines … Словарь американских идиом
squashed in like sardines — packed/squashed etc/in like sardines phrase crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move Economy class passengers were packed in like sardines. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: sardine … Useful english dictionary
packed like sardines — ► packed like sardines crowded close together, as sardines in tins. Main Entry: ↑sardine … English terms dictionary
packed like sardines — Crowded closely together • • • Main Entry: ↑sardine * * * crowded very close together, as sardines are in cans … Useful english dictionary
