cram into

cram into (something)

To shove something into something else (which often cannot contain or accommodate it). A noun or pronoun can be used between "cram" and "into." I tried to cram a jacket into my suitcase, but it just wouldn't fit. We were thrilled to reach our destination after being crammed into a tiny car with each other for hours.
See also: cram
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cram someone or something into something

 and cram someone or something in
to stuff or crush someone or something into something. Can you really cram seven kids into that car? He crammed in his clothes and closed the drawer.
See also: cram
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cram into (something)
  • cram in
  • stuff with
  • stuff with (something)
  • stuff in
  • stuff into
  • stuff into (someone or something)
  • stuff down
  • cram with
  • cram with (someone or something)
References in classic literature
The variety of matter, indeed, which I shall be obliged to cram into this book, will afford no room for any of those ludicrous observations which I have elsewhere made, and which may sometimes, perhaps, have prevented thee from taking a nap when it was beginning to steal upon thee.
The History of Tom Jones a Foundling
George and Laura take their respective seats but Bill and Hillary cram into a toilet together and close the door.
The world's best jokes
That's a lot of wrestlers to cram into that Beetle!
Pinning down the parts