Which idiom refers to a crowded or packed situation?

• A. Di-mahulugang-karayom.
• B. Namuti ang mata.
• C. Tulog-mantika.
• D. Kumukulo ang dugo.

Answer: (A)

This question tests your ability to recognize idioms that describe a crowded or packed situation. Di-mahulugang-karayom literally means “not passable through a needle,” conveying an image of space so tight that you can’t thread a needle. That vivid sense of extreme crowding is exactly what the idiom captures and is commonly used to describe places or scenes that are jam-packed.

The other expressions depict different states: one refers to eyes being blurred or overwhelmed, not about crowding; another talks about sleeping very soundly; and the last expresses anger boiling inside. Those meanings don’t convey crowding, so they aren’t a fit for this prompt.