pack something up

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌpack ˈup | ˌpack sthˈup derived
1. to put your possessions into a bag, etc. before leaving a place
• Are you packing up already? It's only 4 o'clock.
• We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments.
2. (BrE, informal)to stop doing sth, especially a job
Syn: ↑give up
•What made you pack up a good job like that?
see also ↑pack (²)
Main entry: ↑pack_derived