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Pack in like sardines

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Translation of "pack in like sardines" into Russian

pack in like sardines
набиваться как сельди в бочке
The commuters were packed in like sardines on the morning train.
Пассажиры были набиты как сельди в бочке в утреннем поезде.

Definitions

To fit a large number of people or things into a small or confined space, so that there is very little room to move, similar to how sardines are tightly packed in a can.