up to the rafters
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Once attendees were let inside the high school gym, folding chairs were laid out on the basketball court, and the bleachers were packed up to the rafters.
From Slate • Nov. 27, 2023
The single easiest way to learn a college basketball program’s history is to look up — not statistics in a record book but up to the rafters.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023
Then, the banner with his name and his No. 23 went up to the rafters as the pep band played the Michigan State alma mater.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019
Tyler Toffoli looked up to the rafters in astonishment for some kind of explanation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2017
We climb all the way up to the rafters above the great hall and perch on heavy wooden beams.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
