burst at the seams

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burst at the seams (third-person singular simple present bursts at the seams, present participle bursting at the seams, simple past and past participle burst at the seams)

  1. To be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated.
    • 2020 June 3, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: HS2 progress: "volume of activity is growing"”, in Rail, page 11:
      "HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point for capacity.

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