In standard English, pack up means to put things into bags or boxes to prepare to leave, such as pack up your tools. In slang, pack up can have additional meanings depending on region and context. In British slang, to pack up can mean to stop working or to break down, as in the machine packed up or my car packed up meaning stopped functioning. It can also mean to stop doing something, as in pack up smoking. In some contexts, pack up can mean to die or to give up, though less common. In Australian slang, pack up might mean to finish or close. In drug slang, pack up could refer to packaging substances. In general slang, telling someone to pack up might mean to leave or go away. However, most common slang use in UK is for something that stopped working, like My laptop packed up yesterday. Understanding regional context is important because in US pack up is mostly literal packing belongings, while in UK it carries additional meaning of breaking down or quitting.
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