Have you ever heard the figure of speech “packed in like sardines”?
What does it mean?
Can you give an example of its use?
Here is a photograph of an open can of sardines:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sardines_in_a_can.jpg
Meaning: This phrase alluding to how tightly sardines are packed in cans is usually applied to
human crowding.
An Example of Correct Use: “I could barely move on the bus because we were packed in like
sardines.”
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