phrasal verb

Pack in

Letter PInseparable

Pack in

Stop doing something

Meanings

  • Stop doing something (separable [optional], International English)
  • End a relationship (separable [optional], International English)
  • Fill a venue (separable [obligatory], International English)
  • Break down, stop working (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • I'm trying to PACK IN smoking.
  • She PACKED her boyfriend IN.
  • They really PACK them IN at the club- it was so crowded it was impossible to move.
  • The photocopier has PACKED IN again.

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