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pack in

• give up an activity or job.
• "I'm packing in the job"
Similar: resign from, leave, give up, drop, abandon, renounce, relinquish, quit, chuck, jack in, abstain from, desist from, refrain from, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, reject, eschew, forswear, avoid, discontinue, leave off, kick, forsake,
• (of a machine) break down.
• "at Gatwick, the engine packed in"
• carry something to a place (used especially with respect to remote campsites).
• "pack out what you pack in, use campfires sparingly, and put them out completely"

pack it in

• stop what one is doing.
• "I decided to resit my GCSEs but I didn't have enough confidence in myself so I packed it in"


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