| 词汇 | pack 'em in |
| 释义 | (redirected from pack 'em in)pack them inTo bring or draw in a large number of people as an audience. Let's move to a bigger venue. That way, we'll really be able to pack them in! We need a big act to pack them in. pack them inFig. to draw a lot of people. It was a good night at the theater. The play really packed them in. The circus manager knew he could pack them in if he advertised the lion tamer. pack them inAttract a large audience, as in A big star will always pack them in. This idiom alludes to tightly filling a hall. [c. 1940] ˌpack them ˈin,ˌpack the ˈhouseattract a large audience; fill a theatre, hall, etc: This group’s been playing for twenty years but they’re still packing them in.The city orchestra always plays to a packed house. |
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