what does "bursting at the seam" mean?

[ann nguyen]

Ciao,

I have wondered the meaning of "bursting at the seam". Can you explain it for me?

Thanks
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[Yankee]

Hi Ann

The idiom is usually 'burst at the seams' and it means 'be too crowded or filled beyond capacity'.
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Amy
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[ann nguyen]

thank Amy.
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[tlrajneeshbhatnagar]

[Alan]

Hi,

You could use it as in this sentence: We had so many guests staying at our house over the Christmas period that we were practically bursting at the seams.

Alan
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[ann nguyen]

Other example, which I have seen, is:
Because of the crowds, day one conference sessions often "burst at the seams" with attendees eager to hear about new technologies in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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[Torsten]

Hi Ann,

Your sentence should start like this: Another example I have seen...
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[ann nguyen]

thank Torsten.

[Torsten]

Hi Ann,

It's either "thank you" or "thanks" .
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[ann nguyen]

Thanks again,
You're so kind and humorous. Glad to learn English with you.
But if I say "thanks Toisten", is it Ok?

[Torsten]

Yes, that's fine.
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