be in the bag

  • 1The Bag O'Nails — club at 8 Kingly Street in Soho, London, was a meeting point for musicians in the 1960s, as well as being a venue for concerts. Many popular musicians and bands played there, including Georgie Fame, and Jimi Hendrix. [… …

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  • 2the cat's out of the bag — the secret has been told, people know the secret    We know about your affair with Brad. The cat s out of the bag …

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  • 3The Cat's in the Bag — Infobox Television episode Title = The Cat s in the Bag Caption = Series = Breaking Bad Season = 1 Episode = 2 Airdate = January 27, 2008 Production = Writer = Vince Gilligan Director = Adam Bernstein Episode list = Episode chronology Prev =… …

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  • 4the cat is out of the bag — the truth is exposed, the truth is told, the whole story came out …

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  • 5leave\ holding\ the\ bag — • leave holding the bag • leave holding the sack v. phr. informal 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag. 2. To force (someone) to take the whole… …

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  • 6To give the bag — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …

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  • 7be in the bag — INFORMAL ► if something is in the bag, you are certain to get it or to achieve it: »The company goes into the year with 75% of its expected revenues already in the bag. Main Entry: ↑bag …

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  • 8leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… …

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  • 9leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10be in the bag — informal phrase used for saying that you are certain to get or achieve something It was a good interview and I thought the job was in the bag. Thesaurus: to be certain or likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym Main entry …

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