bursting (或 bulging) at the seams

(informal)(of a place or building) full to overflowing

(非正式)（地方，建筑）擁擠不堪的；人滿為患的

come (或fall) apart at the seams

(informal)(of a person or system) be in a very poor condition and near to collapse

(非正式)（人，系統(tǒng)）狀況不好的；瀕臨崩潰的

the attitude of the airport guard was symptomatic of a system falling apart at the seams.

機場警衛(wèi)的態(tài)度是系統(tǒng)行將崩潰的征兆。