pack them in



pack them in

Fig. to draw a lot of people. It was a good night at the theater. The play really packed them in. The circus manager knew he could pack them in if he advertised the lion tamer.
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pack them in

also pack 'em in
to attract many people Her Friday night appearances at the club have been packing them in.
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pack them in

Attract a large audience, as in A big star will always pack them in. This idiom alludes to tightly filling a hall. [c. 1940]
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Myrrine-Ancient Greek
Farris['færis]
Hanan (2)-Arabic
Burton['bə:tn]
Adalheidis-Ancient Germanic
Sudheer-Indian, Telugu, Kannada