| 单词 | to pack them in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pack them in P2. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). to pack them in: (of a play, concert, or other attraction, or of those presenting it) to attract an audience in large numbers. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [verb (transitive)] > attract capacity audience to pack them in1903 1903 R. L. McCardell Conversat. Chorus Girl 55 We can run till May on Broadway packing them in. 1917 P. G. Wodehouse in Vanity Fair May 45/2 The ones I said would not run a week are still packing 'em in. 1943 N.Y. Times 9 May ii. 5/4 Harry James and his band have been helping to pack them in at the Paramount. 1970 Guardian 31 July 9/3 Bolton's Octagon Theatre..is packing them in for Old Tyme Musical Hall. 2003 Time Out N.Y. 27 Feb. 32/3 Michael Jordan's meat emporium has been packing them in for years. < as lemmas |
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