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Referring to sardines packed closely together in a tin (or can).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
packed like sardines
packed like sard·inesToday it means: Densely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammed. Full definition →
Today it means: Densely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammed. Full definition →
Referring to sardines packed closely together in a tin (or can).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.