pile up
pile up {v. phr.}
1. To grow into a big heap.
He didn't go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up.
2. To run aground.
Boats often pile up on the rocks in the shallow water.
3. To crash.
One car made a sudden stop and the two cars behind it piled up.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms