pack them in

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]

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Neighbors pack them in boxes to mail to loved ones.

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