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be bulging at the seams

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be bulging at the seams

slang To be overly crowded. Because of all the delays this morning, the train station is bulging at the seams. Good luck finding a place to sit!

See also: bulge, seam

be bulging/bursting at the seams

  (informal)

if a place is bursting at the seams, it has a very large number of people or things in it All my family came to stay for the wedding and our little house was bursting at the seams.

See also: bulge, seam