All my family came to stay for the wedding and our little house was bursting at the seams.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be bulging at the seams — be bursting/bulging/at the seams informal phrase to be very full of people or things The house was bursting at the seams with furniture. Thesaurus: to be full or contain a great dealsynonym … Useful english dictionary
(be) bulging at the seams — be bursting/bulging at the ˈseams idiom (informal) to be very full, especially of people Main entry: ↑seamidiom … Useful english dictionary
bursting (or bulging) at the seams — informal full to overflowing. → seam … English new terms dictionary
be bursting at the seams — be bursting/bulging/at the seams informal phrase to be very full of people or things The house was bursting at the seams with furniture. Thesaurus: to be full or contain a great dealsynonym … Useful english dictionary
(be) bursting at the seams — be bursting/bulging at the ˈseams idiom (informal) to be very full, especially of people Main entry: ↑seamidiom … Useful english dictionary
bursting at the seams — bursting (or bulging) at the seams informal (of a place or building) full to overflowing … Useful english dictionary
be bursting at the seams — be bulging/bursting at the seams informal if a place is bursting at the seams, it has a very large number of people or things in it. All my family came to stay for the wedding and our little house was bursting at the seams … New idioms dictionary
seam — [si:m] n [: Old English;] 1.) a line where two pieces of cloth, leather etc have been stitched together ▪ She was repairing Billy s trousers, where the seam had come undone. ▪ Join the shoulder seams together. 2.) a layer of a mineral under the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
seam — UK [siːm] / US [sɪm] noun [countable] Word forms seam : singular seam plural seams 1) a) a line of stitches that joins two pieces of cloth The seam at the back of your skirt has split. b) a line where two pieces of metal, wood etc have been… … English dictionary
seam — [ sim ] noun count 1. ) a line of stitches that joins two pieces of cloth: The seam at the back of your skirt has split. a ) a line where two pieces of metal, wood, etc. have been joined 2. ) a long thin layer of something such as coal under the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
