pack like sardines

pack someone or something (in) like sardines

Fig. to squeeze in as many people or things as possible. (From the way that many sardines are packed into a can.) They packed us in like sardines. There was no room to breathe. They packed in the people like sardines. Dave got a box and packed old negatives in like sardines.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aki (2)	ah-kee	Japanese
Yating	-	Chinese
Dilipa	-	Hinduism
Nilima	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Gavriil	gah-vree-EEL (Russian)	Russian, Greek
Shahriar	-	Persian