Meaning of pack in | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To give up, to quit.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. To include (especially of a large amount).
   idiomatic
3. To transport to base camp, especially by backpack.

Equivalents

Examples

“Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring”

“I rode 700 miles one day before packing it in for the night, yet after 15 minutes of rest in my hotel room, I realized that I could have gone farther.”

“As the Senate deliberated in Washington – and packed it in for the night without finalizing a deal — Obama brushed pressed House Democrats to finalize”

“LAST year I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had to pack in my job as a full-time cleaner as I needed chemo and radiotherapy”

“Though co-star Keanu Reeves considered this new trip unnecessary, the "Speed 2" crew has packed in lots of references from the original.”

“An unexpected downside was a new generation of trains where the principal aim was to 'pack them in', leading to a sharp slump in ambience and passenger comfort.”

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