立錐の余地

Meaning

1. expn
   the slightest bit of room; room to stand a gimlet (on its end)

Example sentences

• 会場は人であふれ、立錐の余地なしという大盛況だったね。

  The concert hall was so jam-packed there wasn't room to breathe.

• その列車はみな、発車１０分前に満員で立錐の余地もなかった。

  All the coaches of the train were packed to capacity ten minutes before it started.