| 单词 | burst at the seams |
| 释义 | burst at the seamsBe filled to or beyond normal capacity. For example, On her wedding day the church was bursting at the seams, or That was a wonderful meal, but I'm bursting at the seams. This expression alludes to rupturing the seams of a garment too tight for the wearer and is generally used hyperbolically. Also see come apart at the seams. Words nearby burst at the seamsbursitis, bursolith, bursopathy, bursotomy, burst, burst at the seams, burster, bursting point, bursting strength, burst into, burstone The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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