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.
Examples of pack it in in a Sentence
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When the figure reached $20 million, business advisers encouraged Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker to pack it in.
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Matt Richtel David Williams, New York Times, 6 June 2023
With Phil having knowledge in this industry, the common theme is that people move to different restaurants, or pack it in.. there’s constant shift changing within the workforce.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
Mary Carillo, the longtime tennis commentator, likes to divide players into two groups — those who have fangs and those who do not, those who don’t just win from the front but relish the chance to brawl and fight to the final ball and those who pack it in.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 June 2023
South San Antonio's softball team had every reason to pack it in.
—Joseph Myers, San Antonio Express-News, 13 May 2023
The third-year pro certainly is not going to pack it in to ensure the franchise can draft his replacement.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2020
Just as Enola is about to pack it in and give up on her dream, the bell over her door tinkles, and a young girl who works at a match factory walks in, asking for Enola’s help in finding her missing sister.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 21 Oct. 2022
Nadler, 74, first took up his congressional seat in 1992, but with what some Democrats fear could be a challenging 2022 midterm election the long-time New York Representative may decide to pack it in.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2021
Matt Richtel David Williams, New York Times, 6 June 2023
With Phil having knowledge in this industry, the common theme is that people move to different restaurants, or pack it in.. there’s constant shift changing within the workforce.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
Mary Carillo, the longtime tennis commentator, likes to divide players into two groups — those who have fangs and those who do not, those who don’t just win from the front but relish the chance to brawl and fight to the final ball and those who pack it in.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 June 2023
South San Antonio's softball team had every reason to pack it in.
—Joseph Myers, San Antonio Express-News, 13 May 2023
The third-year pro certainly is not going to pack it in to ensure the franchise can draft his replacement.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2020
Just as Enola is about to pack it in and give up on her dream, the bell over her door tinkles, and a young girl who works at a match factory walks in, asking for Enola’s help in finding her missing sister.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 21 Oct. 2022
Nadler, 74, first took up his congressional seat in 1992, but with what some Democrats fear could be a challenging 2022 midterm election the long-time New York Representative may decide to pack it in.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2021
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