burst at the seams

Idioms  

1. Be filled to or beyond normal capacity. For example, On her wedding day the church was bursting at the seams, or That was a wonderful meal, but I'm bursting at the seams. This expression alludes to rupturing the seams of a garment too tight for the wearer and is generally used hyperbolically. Also see come apart at the seams.

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Example Sentences

From dawn to sundown, they cut a seemingly endless harvest of the hardy leaves and stuff them into white bags until they burst at the seams.

From Seattle Times

“They were just all patting themselves on the back about how the homeless numbers have risen but haven’t risen as high as in the past. This is going to mean our homeless numbers will burst at the seams.”

From Los Angeles Times

Not the wackos who stalk him at hotels or want to work in his gift shop, but the masses who quietly marvel at his music and always stick up for his voice when others say it sounds like a leaky sewer pipe about to burst at the seams.

From Washington Post

It was only a matter of time before these topics burst at the seams.

From Seattle Times

Be careful not to overpack one box with heavy items, because your box could burst at the seams; divide it into two packages if needed.

From Washington Post