Idiom
pack in
Meaning
To give up, to quit.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am tired of this job and want to pack it in.”
“After failing the exam for the third time, he decided to pack in his studies and look for a job.”
“Realizing that the project was doomed to fail despite their best efforts, the team collectively decided to pack it in and move on to more promising ventures.”
Examples
simple
“I am tired of this job and want to pack it in.”
contextual
“After failing the exam for the third time, he decided to pack in his studies and look for a job.”
complex
“Realizing that the project was doomed to fail despite their best efforts, the team collectively decided to pack it in and move on to more promising ventures.”
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