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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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.
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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
By most measures, retirement experts said, 58 is a little early to pack it in.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
She’s had to pack it in, too, when temperatures get too hot.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
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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
By most measures, retirement experts said, 58 is a little early to pack it in.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
She’s had to pack it in, too, when temperatures get too hot.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Pack it in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20it%20in. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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