pack it in
idiom
informal
: to stop doing a job or an activity : quit
Do you think we should pack it in or keep going?
They were ready to pack it in for the day.
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The Dodgers were seemingly destroying their season-opening, seven-game win streak with their worst game in several seasons, stumbling to a 5-0 deficit against the Atlanta Braves and apparently ready to pack it in until …
Until Tommy Edman homered in the second inning.
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Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The winners advance to the Sweet 16; the losers pack it in and start summer early.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Pro tip: pack it in your personal item bag on the plane.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Wear it on the plane for a top layer to take on or off, or pack it in your bag to bring out on a chilly evening.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
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Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The winners advance to the Sweet 16; the losers pack it in and start summer early.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Pro tip: pack it in your personal item bag on the plane.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Wear it on the plane for a top layer to take on or off, or pack it in your bag to bring out on a chilly evening.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pack it in
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“Pack it in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20it%20in. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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