squashed in like sardines
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packed in like sardines — packed/squashed etc/in like sardines phrase crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move Economy class passengers were packed in like sardines. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: sardine … Useful english dictionary
sardine — UK [sɑː(r)ˈdiːn] / US [sɑrˈdɪn] noun [countable] Word forms sardine : singular sardine plural sardines a silver fish used for food, either cooked and eaten fresh or preserved in tins (= metal containers) • packed/squashed etc in like sardines… … English dictionary
sardine — sar|dine [ sar din ] noun count a silver fish used for food, either cooked and eaten fresh or preserved in cans (=metal containers) packed/squashed etc. in like sardines crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flush — Synonyms and related words: Hygeia, SRO, ablution, abounding, abounding in riches, abundant, ace, adjacent, affluent, afterglow, air glow, align, all sufficing, ample, animate, animation, aplenty, arousal, arouse, at full length, bake, bang,… … Moby Thesaurus
