bursting point

American  

noun

1. the point at which normal capacity is exceeded.

2. a stage of emotion at which self-control is lost.

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Etymology

Origin of bursting point

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Outside the capital, ICU wards are also at the bursting point.

From Seattle Times

By mid-March, when hospitals in northern Italy were at bursting point and hundreds were dying each day, Elena herself became infected, losing her sense of smell and taste.

From BBC

And while “Leopoldstadt” is replete, to the bursting point, with historical fact and political theory, it is mostly devoid of the intellectual jeux d’esprit that have been its creator’s signature.

From New York Times

“The fly then sucks up the blood with its fleshy mouth parts,” he says, “filling to bursting point on its victim’s rich, cold blood.”

From New York Times

That puts factory output at bursting point, with car firms and the aerospace industry working around the clock to satisfy demand at home and abroad.

From The Guardian