na. | 1. The courtyard is like a fair [market]. -- be crowded with visitors; bustling; One's courtyard is like a market -- crowded.; swarming with visitors; The courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace -- a much visited house.; The courtyard is thronged with visitors.; The visitors all flock to sb., and in number are as numerous as they who go to market on market days.; thriving business, many callers |