holding the bag
31To let the cat out of the bag — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 …
32bag — [[t]bæ̱g[/t]] ♦♦ bags, bagging, bagged 1) N COUNT A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought. N COUNT: usu N of n A bag of things is the amount of things… …
33bag — baglike, adj. /bag/, n., v., bagged, bagging, interj. n. 1. a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch. 2. something resembling or suggesting such a receptacle. 3. a suitcase or… …
34bag — bag1 W2S1 [bæg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3 old/stupid bag 4¦(a lot of something)¦ 5 pack your bags 6¦(eyes)¦ 7 a bag of bones 8 in the bag 9¦(trousers)¦ …
35bag — 1 noun (C) 1 CONTAINER a) a container made of paper, cloth etc, which usually opens at the top: a paper bag | a sports bag b) a small bag used by a woman to carry her personal possessions; handbag: Don t leave your bag in the office when you go… …
36bag — {{11}}bag (n.) c.1200, bagge, from O.N. baggi or a similar Scandinavian source; not found in other Germanic languages, perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin. Disparaging slang for woman dates from 1924 (though various specialized senses of this are …
37bag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. receptacle, case, container, pouch, sack. v. trap, capture, take, catch; sag, droop, hang; bulge, protrude, swell. See acquisition, pendency, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A container] Syn. purse …
38bag — [[t]bæg[/t]] n. v. bagged, bag•ging 1) a container or receptacle made of some pliant material and capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch 2) a piece of portable luggage 3) purse; handbag 4) the amount or quantity a bag can hold 5) zool. an… …
39bag — See: GRAB BAG, IN THE BAG, LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG …
40bag — See: GRAB BAG, IN THE BAG, LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG …
