No, there is a colloquial phrase "packed up" = given up the ghost/broken down/failed. It is very common in BrE.
pack up Brit. informal (of a machine) break down.
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i was sure there was an idiom "pack up" meaning that something has gone wrong with the appliance, like in "my car has packed up and I'm stranded here.." but when I started checking, I couldn't find it online. any comments?
No, there is a colloquial phrase "packed up" = given up the ghost/broken down/failed. It is very common in BrE.
pack up Brit. informal (of a machine) break down.
I've certainly never heard it over here. I've heard "pack it in," as in "I'm about ready to pack it in," but that means to quit work or to give up.
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