be bursting at the seams
idiom
: to be very full or crowded
The nightclub was bursting at the seams.
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The season’s balls, receptions, soirées and fetes will be bursting at the seams.
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al, 6 Feb. 2022
Soon enough, popular travel destinations will probably be bursting at the seams with post-pandemic visitors.
—Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
al, 6 Feb. 2022
Soon enough, popular travel destinations will probably be bursting at the seams with post-pandemic visitors.
—Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
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