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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Several times, at dusk, after the group had agreed to pack it in, a flash on the radar or a fresh flock of birds inspired Mitchell to whip the boat around and chase one more catch.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The Nuggets refused to use their lighter roster as an excuse to pack it in against the Sixers.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
At 2-7 and losses to the Cleveland Browns as well as the Carolina Panthers, the Dolphins might as well pack it in for 2025.
—Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Arj is about to pack it in when he’s dispatched to clean up the garage at the posh Bel Air home of Jeff (Seth Rogen), a wildly successful venture capitalist.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The Nuggets refused to use their lighter roster as an excuse to pack it in against the Sixers.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
At 2-7 and losses to the Cleveland Browns as well as the Carolina Panthers, the Dolphins might as well pack it in for 2025.
—Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Arj is about to pack it in when he’s dispatched to clean up the garage at the posh Bel Air home of Jeff (Seth Rogen), a wildly successful venture capitalist.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Pack it in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20it%20in. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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