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pack like sardines

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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.
See also: like, pack, sardine


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