pack them in

Idioms  

1. Attract a large audience, as in A big star will always pack them in. This idiom alludes to tightly filling a hall. [c. 1940]

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Example Sentences

Plug-in hair straighteners and curling irons don’t have any flight restrictions so you’re free to pack them in your carry-on or check-in luggage.

From Los Angeles Times

The risks feel pretty real for me right now though, so I think overall it's probably better for me to just pack them in.

From BBC

Birds and bigger fish eat them, fisheries scoop them out of the ocean with giant nets and pack them in cans or even, in some cases, just grind them up.

From Slate

You can cook them in the morning and pack them in a container designed to keep them warm, or perhaps it’s possible to reheat the food on site.

From Washington Times

Neighbors pack them in boxes to mail to loved ones.

From New York Times