crawl with (someone or something)
crawl with (someone or something)
To be filled or covered with people or things in motion. Ugh, the mall is crawling with teenagers tonight—let's get out of here. We took off running when we realized that the tree stump was crawling with bugs.
See also: crawl
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
crawling with someone
Fig. [of a surface] covered with many people or members of a class of people moving about. The place was crawling with police and FBI agents. The city was crawling with tourists making it almost impossible to go from place to place.
See also: crawl
crawling with some kind of creature
[of a surface] covered with insects or animals, moving about. The basement was crawling with rats! We came home and found the kitchen floor crawling with ants.
See also: crawl, creature, kind, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
crawl with
v.
To be swarming or covered with moving things: The accident scene was crawling with police officers.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
crawling with someone/something
mod. covered with someone or something; alive with someone or something. The place was crawling with police and FBI agents.
See also: crawl, someone, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (something) blows
- chip off
- a fire extinguisher
- be on (one's) back
- be on somebody's back
- be on someone's back
- (I'm) sorry I asked
- buttmunch
- butt-munch
- a whole thing