Bursting at the seams

Bursting at the seams

Bursting at the seams

Full to the brim / Packed


Pieno come un uovo (di cose)

Pieno fino all'orlo

Pieno come un uovo (di cose)

Pieno come un uovo (di cose)


Meanings
Fig.: to be filled to or beyond capacity; full to overflowing

Examples
Don't tell me you are going to buy new clothes. Your closet is already bursting at the seams!
Non mi dirai che vuoi comperare altri vestiti. Ma se hai l'armadio pieno come un uovo!

This suitcase is bursting at the seams; I couldn't fit as much as a straight pin in it
Questa valigia è piena come un uovo, non ci starebbe più nemmeno uno spillo

Origin
This expression alludes to the literal splitting seams of a garment being too tight for the wearer