Leaving home; becoming or wanting to be independent; making changes; wanting to get away; Already packed case: Readiness to meet change. Packing and wondering what to take: Decisions about what stance or attitudes are suitable to meet present situation or change; sense of an end in sight; attempt to be independent. Can’t pack in time: Anxiety about details; feeling unready for change. Idioms: Pack off; pack up; send somebody packing; pack ones bags.
