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
Draco-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Morgaine-Arthurian Romance
Claudieklo-DEEFrench
Pan-Greek Mythology
Aswathi-Indian, Malayalam
Shinobushee-no-booJapanese