packed out

idiom

British, informal

: filled with as many people as possible

The theatre is always packed out (with fans) when he performs there.

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The tech startup and entrepreneurial celebration, which packed out Birmingham’s Lyric Theatre for four years, had been on ice since the pandemic. —

William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 May 2023 At 17, Stevens married a boy from her community in a lavish, three-day wedding celebration that packed out the Hilton Hotel in Irvine. —

Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023 The Pete, a fun little gym perfect for this program on the rise, needs to be packed out from wall to wall for this one. —

Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2023 Some coaches like the electricity that the high school gym presents when it is packed out for a semifinal game. —

Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023 Far more delegates packed out the little standing space at the JW Marriott’s Salon Suquet in Cannes. —

Liza Foreman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2022 In contrast, this year's launch schedule looks just a bit more packed out... —

Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022 The final night of the autumn-winter 2022 Arab Fashion Week shows brought a full packed out room. —

Allyson Portee, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The room was packed out. —

CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021