立りっ錐すいの余よ地ちもない

expression, i-adjective

so crowded there's no room to stand; jam-packed; full to capacity

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'not even room to drive an awl'; used for extremely crowded places or packed schedules.

• 会かい場じょうは立りっ錐すいの余よ地ちもないほど混こんでいた。

  The venue was so crowded there was no room to stand.

• 彼かれのスケジュールは立りっ錐すいの余よ地ちもない。

  His schedule is jam-packed.