pack in
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editpack in (third-person singular simple present packs in, present participle packing in, simple past and past participle packed in)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To give up, to quit.
- 1947, Willard Robison (lyrics and music), “Don't Smoke in Bed”, performed by Peggy Lee:
- Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring
- 1989 January, “Riding Harley's flagship”, in American Motorcyclist[1]:
- 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.
- 2009 February 6, “At Dem retreat, a partisan love fest”, in Yahoo! News[2]:
- As the Senate deliberated in Washington – and packed it in for the night without finalizing a deal — Obama brushed pressed House Democrats to finalize
- (idiomatic) To include (especially of a large amount).
- 1997 June 13, “MOVIE REVIEW Speed 2: Cruise Control”, in Los Angeles Times:
- Though co-star Keanu Reeves considered this new trip unnecessary, the "Speed 2" crew has packed in lots of references from the original.
- 2023 September 20, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: And it's goodbye from me...”, in RAIL, number 992, page 3:
- 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.
- (mountain climbing) To transport to base camp, especially by backpack.