burst at the seams

burst at the seams: burst at the seams

1. Fig. to be very full and burst, perhaps at the seams. (Alludes to something that would burst at the seams if overfilled.) •
I am so full from dinner! I'm ready to burst at the seams.
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The room was so full it was bursting at the seams.
2. Fig. [for someone] to strain from holding in pride or laughter as if one might burst. •
Tom nearly burst at the seams with pride.
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We laughed so hard we just about burst at the seams.

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{v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary's album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./

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burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst at the seams — To be filled to or beyond normal capacity: This room will be bursting at the seams when all the guests arrive … The small dictionary of idiomes
burst\ at\ the\ seams — v. phr. informal To be too full or too crowded. John ate so much he was bursting at the seams. Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams … Словарь американских идиом
burst at the seams — phrasal also burst one s seams : to be very full or crowded; especially : to be larger, fuller, or more crowded than could reasonably have been anticipated … Useful english dictionary
burst one's seams — phrasal see burst at the seams … Useful english dictionary
burst at the seams — phrasal to be larger, fuller, or more crowded than could reasonably have been anticipated … New Collegiate Dictionary
burst at the seams — idi to be filled beyond normal capacity … From formal English to slang
at the seams — See: BURST AT THE SEAMS … Dictionary of American idioms
at the seams — See: BURST AT THE SEAMS … Dictionary of American idioms
at\ the\ seams — See: burst at the seams … Словарь американских идиом

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