"Be bulging at the seams" nghĩa là gì?

"Be bulging at the seams" = phồng ra tại đường phân giới -> nghĩa (lóng) là rất đông đúc, tấp nập.

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WHEN an African ranger goes on night patrol (tuần tra), they never travel light. Martin Kinyua's backpack is bulging at the seams, and when I attempt to lift the load myself, I can barely raise it from the ground.

As everyone prepares for back to school — or back to homeschool — this crossed my mind. What is the 2020 backpack going to look like? And why do I think it will be bulging at the seams? I notice the stores, both online and in-person, have all the usual sales. What are the students going to need? What won’t they need? Should parents be prepared for one set of supplies for the first part of the school session and then another after Christmas if the situation changes?

Currently, because of certain storage issues, the burden falls on hospitals. And supplies are limited. “They’re already stressed taking care of patients and really bulging at the seams with patients,” Dr. Pontzer said. Improving the supply chain is another hurdle — whether it’s vaccines, testing supplies or personal protective equipment. “The PPE is better now than it was in the springtime, so that has ramped up and there has been help,” Dr. Pontzer said. Convincing people to wear masks is another daunting task. The president can mandate them in federal buildings, but other policies are up to the states and communities.

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