CHOCK-A-BLOCK


Meaning of CHOCK-A-BLOCK in English

chock-a-block /ˌtʃɒk ə ˈblɒk◂ $ ˈtʃɑːk ə ˌblɑːk/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] British English

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: chock-a-block 'with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted' (1800-1900) , from chock on block ; influenced by chock-full ]

completely full of people or things

chock-a-block with

Paris was chock-a-block with tourists.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.