excess baggage

Too many suitcases

Excess baggage is luggage that exceeds an airline's weight or size limits, requiring an additional fee: We paid sixty dollars for excess baggage.

Figuratively, it refers to unnecessary burdens or emotional encumbrances that slow you down: He came into the relationship with a lot of excess baggage from his divorce.

luggage

overpacking

Bringing excessive belongings

suitcasePortable travel container
checked bagLuggage stored in cargo
carry-onBag kept in cabin

duffel · trunk · trolley · packing · souvenirs · belongings · possessions · travel · heavy · bulky

burden

encumbrance

Hindrance or legal claim

hindranceBarrier to progress
impedimentThing that obstructs progress
deadweightInert, unproductive mass

millstone · albatross · liability · drag · strain · letting go · past · resentment · grudge · hang-up

fee

surcharge

Extra fee added

penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
check-inRegistering one's presence
allowanceFixed periodic payment

weight limit · costly · expensive · oversize · additional · rebooking · airport · counter · scale · weigh-in

Categories

baggagesuitcase, luggage, checked bag, carry-on, hand luggage
burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
travel feestourist tax, airport tax, departure tax, hotel tax, room tax
excesstoo much, overabundance, intemperance, overdo, extravagance
luggagesuitcase, carry-on bag, carry-on, duffel bag, checked bag

Opposites

amount of luggage/belongings carried

excess baggagetraveling light

Bringing minimal luggage

carry-on only · bare essentials · ultralight · empty-handed · unencumbered

metaphorical burden (emotional/psychological)

excess baggageclean slate

Record wiped clear

fresh start · unburdened · letting go · unencumbered · moving on

usefulness/value

excess baggagenecessities

What you cannot lack

bare minimum · must-haves

Family

excess, baggage, excessive, excessively, excesses, overage, excessiveness

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