"pack one's bags" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: packs one's bags [present, singular, third-person], packing one's bags [participle, present], packed one's bags [participle, past], packed one's bags [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pack one's bags}} 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. Tags: figuratively, informal Related terms: pull up stakes Translations (Translations): faire ses valises (French), plier bagage (French), liar el hato (Spanish), liar el petate (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pack_one's_bags-en-verb-~hqMJvc7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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