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Phrase(s): pack up
to prepare one’s belongings to be transported by placing them into a container; to gather one’s things together for one’s departure. • If we are going to leave in the morning, we should pack up now. • I think you should pack up and be ready to leave at a moment’s notice. • He didn’t say good-bye. He just packed up and left., Phrase(s): pack something up (in something)
to prepare something to be transported by placing it into a container. • Gerry will pack the dishes up in a strong box, using lots of crumpled paper. • Please pack up the dishes carefully.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs