chock-a-block
adjective [after verb] /ˌtʃɒk.əˈblɒk/ /ˈtʃɒk.ə.blɒk/
/ˈtʃɑːk.ə.blɑːk/ informalDefinition
› describes a place that is very full of people or things: The streets were chock-a-block (with cars).Full
(Definition of chock-a-block adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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