burst at the seams

English

Verb

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.

Translations

Translations

• Czech: praskat ve švech (cs) impf
• German: aus allen Nähten platzen
• Polish: pękać w szwach (pl) impf

References

• “burst at the seams”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “bursting at the seams”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “be bursting bulging at the seams” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.