立錐

りっすい【立錐】

¶劇場は～の余地もなかった

The theater was filled to capacity. 超満員であった.

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りっすい【立錐】

●立錐の余地もない be closely packed; be packed full; be densely crowded; be filled to capacity

・立錐の余地もなかった. There was no standing room [not an inch of space left]. | Not a square foot remained unoccupied.

・会場は満員で立錐の余地もないほどであった. The hall was so full that the walls seemed to bulge. | The hall was nearly bursting with the audience.

・講演会は立錐の余地ない盛況だった. The lectures were greeted with a packed house.