pack them in
To bring or draw in a large number of people as an audience. Let's move to a bigger venue. That way, we'll really be able to pack them in! We need a big act to pack them in.
pack them in
Fig. to draw a lot of people. It was a good night at the theater. The play really packed them in. The circus manager knew he could pack them in if he advertised the lion tamer.
pack them in
Attract a large audience, as in A big star will always pack them in. This idiom alludes to tightly filling a hall. [c. 1940]
ˌpack them ˈin
, ˌpack the ˈhouse
attract a large audience; fill a theatre, hall, etc: This group’s been playing for twenty years but they’re still packing them in.The city orchestra always plays to a packed house.