packed to the rafters en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Completely full (of things, of stuff); packed; stuffed.
The second reason his disliking of objects seems implausible is that I'm interviewing him in his Victorian terrace house in Islington – and it is packed to the rafters, often rather beautifully, with everything from Memphis glass to mid-century Aalto furniture to William Morris prints to Picasso plates...
2012 April 8, Holly Williams, “Mix and max: Designer Max Clendinning has had a radical change of heart when it comes to minimalism”, in The Independent:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rammed to the rafters | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unfilled · empty · empty as a pauper's purse · vacuumlike · clean · leer · empty · vacuous · vacant · void · empty as the tomb on Easter · toom