packed like sardines

Speech parts

1. packed like sardines - Adjective

2. packed like sardines - Phrase

packed like sardines (not comparable)

(simile) Extremely packed; crammed

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replete satiated chockablock overfull plethoric chock-full bursting

empty vacant unoccupied

Both are packed like sardines during peak-hour journeys towards office and back home. Source: Internet

So, I was surprised to see that most of the cars that passed were packed like sardines, except for one. Source: Internet

packed like sardines