Croke Park is packed on the
gills today. I’m so happy our concierge could get us tickets to the
match on short notice.
* packed
to the gills: crowded to the point that one can barely move
= bursting
at the seams; jam-packed; packed like sardines
ex> The subways in Tokyo are always packed
to the gills, even on Sundays.
* on
short notice: little time to accomplish something; at the last minute
ex> The doctor went to Mary’s house on
short notice to deliver the baby.
That’s too bad. It’s so much more
fast-paced than any of those games. And the fans are bouncing off the walls!
* bouncing
off the walls: extremely excited about something
ex> We were bouncing off the walls
when we got the news that Brad Pitt was filming his next movie in our town.
Did you see those two players almost
collide! That was a close shave.
Thank god they had helmets on.
* a
close shave: a situation that almost results in an accident
ex> The two airplanes had a close
shave on the runway.
Yeah, but they don’t have any other
pads. Even the goalie seems unprotected standing there in the line of fire.
* in
the line of fire: the focus of negative attention; the recipient of
criticism or blame
ex> The alleged murderer’s family was
in the line of fire during the two-month trial.
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