jam someone or something in

jam someone or something in
jam someone or something in((to) something) & jam someone or something in
to force or compress someone or something into something or some place. •

Sam jammed all his clothes into the canvas bag.

The conductor jammed all the passengers into one car.

Don't jam in everything!

They had to jam themselves into the tiny room, because there was no other place to meet.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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