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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Pack it in
Hi teachers,
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Rudd's support soured when he decided to postpone his signature issue, a scheme to curb greenhouse-gas emissions (the equivalent would have been Obama packing it in before passing health care)
What does "packing it in" mean?
Thank you
Tinanam
Excerpts:
Rudd's support soured when he decided to postpone his signature issue, a scheme to curb greenhouse-gas emissions (the equivalent would have been Obama packing it in before passing health care)
What does "packing it in" mean?
Thank you
Tinanam
Top answer
tinanam0102 What does "packing it in" mean? It means "giving up on the effort; cancelling / terminating the program; "closing up shop"; capitulating. I don't know the origin of the expression.
- tinanam0102 What does "packing it in" mean?
- It means "giving up on the effort; cancelling / terminating the program; "closing up shop"; capitulating.
- I don't know the origin of the expression.
- ) For some reason, when I hear it, I picture people working on something with a lot of equipment (eg, after having set up a camp).
- When they decide to give up on the project, they have to pack up all their equipment and take it home.
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tinanam0102What does "packing it in" mean?It means "giving up on the effort; cancelling / terminating the program; "closing up shop"; capitulating.
I don't know the origin of the expression. (Maybe Google, if you're interested.)
For some reason, when I hear it, I picture people working on something with a lot of equipment (eg, after having
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