chock-a-block


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chock-a-block

Nautical with the blocks brought close together, as when a tackle is pulled as tight as possible
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"At peak times the car park is chock-a-block with customers, but soon we'll lose all that business and we won't have any left.
Car park closure will put us out of business, say traders; shopkeepers on bustling stratford road fear the worst
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 21 ( ANI ): With temperatures rising in the city, Hyderabad has witnessed a surge in diarrhoea cases and hospitals in the city are chock-a-block due to the same.
140 cases of diarrhoea recorded in Hyderabad
Storey Arms in the Brecon Beacons was chock-a-block with cars yesterday PETER BOLTER
SUNNY HOT SPOTS
It was chock-a-block in the steam room as, it being the New Year, quite a few folk had renewed their gym membership.
Resolutions are best done in moderation
"Anglesey is chock-a-block with important heritage sites - more than just about anywhere else in the UK," said Neil Johnstone, archaeologist and Menter Mon's heritage officer.
Heritage website to boost tourism
AILYN AGONIA & CATHERINE W GICHUKI DOHA MAJOR roads and streets in Doha were chock-a-block with vehicles on Tuesday as government offices reopened after more than one-week Eid al Fitr holidays.
Motorists face traffic jams as offices open after Eid break
Summary: Beaches and parks in Fujairah were a chock-a-block with families from other emirates celebrating Eid Al Fitr.
Families flock to Fujairah for Eid fete
Lindley independent Clr Tony Brice told yesterday's meeting of the council's Huddersfield Planing Sub-committee: "We have no more room in Lindley, the schools are full, the surgery is full and the roads are chock-a-block.
East Lawns, Lindley
With so many young and tanned lovelies frolicking on the chock-a-block beach it seems that the Antonio Carlos Jobim song could be about almost any of the girls on show.
Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema ..must be in there somewhere
Two weeks ago I walked down City Road (which is chock-a-block full of takeaways and fast-food businesses) and only came across one bin in a 10-minute walk.
Give us more bins; LETTERS
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