be squashed (in) like sardines
be squashed (in) like sardines
To be very tightly or snugly squashed together, especially in a small space. We didn't want to take more than one car, so we had to be squashed like sardines in Jeff's little sedan for the four-hour drive to Moab. Having a concert in our friend's café was such a good idea! Sure, we were squashed in like sardines, but everyone had a great time.
See also: like, sardine, squash
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- squash
- squash (someone or something) (in) like sardines
- squashed (in) like sardines
- packed (in) like sardines
- packed in like sardines
- packed like sardines
- pack (someone or something) (in) like sardines
- pack like sardines
- sardine
- be packed (in) like sardines