- pack them in
- to attract many people.
Her Friday night appearances at the club have been packing them in.
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pack up someone — pack up (someone) to prepare someone to leave by gathering all their possessions. When the teachers heard about a flood warning, they packed up the children and sent them home … New idioms dictionary
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