The courts are bursting at the seams and might not be able to handle more arrests.
The city is absolutely bursting at the seams, and one of the biggest complaints people have is the number of cars.
My whole family came to stay for the wedding and our house was bursting at the seams.
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Bursting at the Seams — Infobox Album Name = Bursting at the Seams Type = studio Artist = Strawbs Released = 1973 Recorded = October December 1972 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 40:29 Label = A M, (UK) Producer = Strawbs Reviews = *All Music Guide rating|4.5|5… … Wikipedia
Bursting at the seams (Reith lectures) — Bursting at the seams was a set of audio lectures given by Jeffrey Sachs in 2007, in honour of the first Director General of the BBC, John Reith.NotesExternal links* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2007/ Website of the Reith Lectures, where the … Wikipedia
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 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 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
(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 (or bulging) at the seams — informal full to overflowing. → seam … English new terms dictionary
burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst\ at\ the\ seams — v. phr. informal To be too full or too crowded. John ate so much he was bursting at the seams. Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams … Словарь американских идиом
