pack one's bags

English

Verb

pack one's bags

1. (informal, figuratively) To get ready to leave a place of living and leave.

See also

• pull up stakes

Translations

Translations

• French: faire ses valises (fr), plier bagage (fr)
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• Spanish: liar el hato, liar el petate

Further reading

• “pack one’s bags”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “pack one's bags”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “pack your bags” (US) / “pack your bags” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “pack your bags” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.