it is in the bag

  • 31In the Bag —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes œuvres portant le même titre. Films In the Bag est un film de Harry Edwards sorti en 1932. In the Bag est un court métrage d animation produit par les Studios Disney sorti en 1956. In the… …

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  • 32leave\ 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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  • 33To 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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  • 34in the bag — 1. mod. cinched; achieved. □ It’s in the bag as good as done. □ The election is in the bag unless the voters find out about my past. 2. mod. alcohol in oxicated. (See also bagged.) □ Kelly looks like he is in the bag. D …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 35be 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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  • 36leave 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

  • 37leave 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

  • 38let the cat out of the bag —    If you accidentally reveal a secret, you let the cat out of the bag.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you let the cat out of the bag, you reveal a secret, often unintentionally.     When the child told her grandmother about the plans …

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  • 39in the bag — informal if something is in the bag, you are certain to get it or to achieve it. Once we d scored the third goal, the match was pretty much in the bag. Nobody knows who ll get the job, despite rumours that Keating has it in the bag …

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  • 40be 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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