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If a place is bursting at the seams, it has a very large number of people or things in it: Now that they have six children, their little house is bursting at the seams. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full. alive. alive with something idiom.
bursting at the seams, bulging at the seams adj (tearing because it is stretched) reventando las costuras loc adj : I've got to lose weight; my pants are bursting at the seams. Tengo que perder peso; mis pantalones están reventando las costuras.
to be completely full: When all the family is home the house is bursting at the seams. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full. alive. alive with something idiom. awash. be a rich seam to mine idiom. be riddled with something idiom.
A seam is where two pieces of fabric are sewn together. If a bag is very full, the seams will begin to bulge apart from the pressure. Likewise, if clothes are too small, they will start to rip at the seams. This is called bursting at the seams because bursting is another way to say breaking.
1. slang To be overly crowded. Because of all the delays this morning, the train station is bursting at the seams. Good luck finding a place to sit! 2. slang To try to contain a strong feeling or impulse. When I saw your text, I practically burst at the seams trying not to laugh at it in the middle of the theater. See also: burst, seam.
Principal Translations. Inglés. Español. burst at the seams, bulge at the seams v expr. verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." (be filled beyond capacity) (figurado) estar como sardina en lata loc verb.
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