pack one's bags

English

Verb

pack one's bags (third-person singular simple present packs one's bags, present participle packing one's bags, simple past and past participle packed one's bags)

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

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: pakata tavaransa
• French: faire ses valises (fr), plier bagage (fr)
• Italian: fare le valigie, fare i bagagli, fare fagotto
• Polish: przygotowywać się do wyprowadzki impf, przygotować się do wyprowadzki pf
• Spanish: liar el hato, liar el petate

See also

• pull up stakes

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.