🐟 Fish
"Packed like sardines"
Meaning
Crowded very tightly together.
About the fish
Fish live entirely in water, so idioms about them usually describe feeling out of place on land or being a small player in a big pond.
Example sentence
The bus was so full that we were packed like sardines.
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Which idiom means...
Crowded very tightly together.
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"Fish out of water"
Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new or strange place.
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"Have bigger fish to fry"
To have more important things to do.
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"Like a fish in water"
Very comfortable in a situation.
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"A cold fish"
A person who seems unfriendly or unemotional.
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"Red herring"
Something that distracts people from the real issue.
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"Drink like a fish"
To drink too much alcohol.