get a quart into a pint pot



get/put a quart into a pint pot

  (British)
to try to put too much of something into a small space
Usage notes: A quart is a unit for measuring liquids. It is equal to two pints.
I'm trying to get this huge pile of clothes crammed into these two drawers. Talk about trying to get a quart into a pint pot!
See also: get, pint, pot, quart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iverson['aivəsn]
Dania (2)-Arabic
Ariehahr-YE (Jewish)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Lucindaloo-SIN-də (English)English, Portuguese, Literature
Almudena-Spanish
Shemu'el-Biblical Hebrew