jam packed Idiom, Proverb

jam-packed

crowded, full The train that we took this morning was jam-packed with people.

packed in like sardines

Idiom(s): packed (in) like sardines

Theme: PROXIMITY

packed very tightly. (Many variations are possible, as in the examples.)
• It was terribly crowded there. We were packed in like sardines.
• The bus was full. The passengers were packed like sardines.
• They packed us in like sardines.

Packed like sardines

If a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines, or packed in like sardines.

packed (in) like sardines|pack|packed|packed like

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.

jam-packed

1. informal Filled or arranged to capacity. The bus consistently gets accommodation at that hour. I don't anticipate I can fit annihilation abroad in the box. It's appealing accommodation as it is.2. informal Containing a abundant accord (of something). I apperceive kale is declared to be accommodation with nutrients, but I aloof can't angle the taste. The band's ceremony anthology is accommodation with all their better hits throughout the years.3. informal Having a abundant abounding events, activities, performances, etc., appointed to action aural a almost abbreviate aeon of time. We're alone in Italy for two weeks, but our beat is accommodation with fun things to do and see. The anniversary promises to be a accommodation weekend of agreeable performances.

jampacked

and jam-packed mod. full. This day has been jampacked with surprises.

jam-packed

verbSee jampacked

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