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    BURSTING AT THE SEAMS - Cambridge English Dictionary

    How do you know if a shirt is bursting?
    Bursting at the seams. A seam is when you sew two pieces of fabric together, that part where they meet, that’s the seam. Look at your shirt, probably around your shoulder, where your sleeve meets the main part of your shirt. You probably have a seam there, where two pieces of fabric come together. And bursting means like, exploding.
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    What Does Bursting At The Seams Mean? - Writing E…

    Definition:Extremely full; full to the breaking point. People also often use this expression in the progressive form, bursting at the seams, and the simple past form, burst at the seams.

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    This expression started to become popular in the 1800s. It is related to the seams in fabric. A seam is where two pieces of fabric are sewn together. If a bag is very full, the seams will begin to bulge apart from the pressure. Likewise, if clothes are too small, they will start to rip at the seams. This is called bursting at the seams because burs...

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    In this conversation, two high school students talk about the big, delicious meal they just ate. Lisa: This was the best meal ever! I can’t believe how much I ate! Jackie: I know. I feel sick from overeating, but it was worth it. Lisa: Hey! There’s a little bit more in the kitchen. Would you like another plateful? Jackie: No, I can’t. I’m already b...

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    In this news excerpt, a fashion show is full of creative people. 1. Jeremy Scott’s show nearly burst at the seams with members of the trendy creative set—most notably Kanye West. –Wall Street Journal The second news excerpt is about a neighborhood that is very crowded and popular. 1. So many Korean businesses have crowded onto the street in recent ...

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    [bursting at the seams]
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    1. informal
      (of a place) full to overflowing:
      "by the end of the day the town's hotels were bursting at the seams"
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    1. (of a place) full to overflowing:
      crowded
      filled
      packed
      teeming
      seething
      swarming
      crawling
      crammed
      thronged
      solid
      overflowing
      choked
      jammed
      congested
      covered
      jam-packed
      chockablock
      stuffed
      pullulating
      heaving
      full of
      cram-full of
      overrun by
      abounding in
      chock-full of
      chocker
      like Piccadilly Circus
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