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71in the bag — certain, sure The new contract will be in the bag if we put in a good proposal …
72pull something out of the bag — to suddenly do something which solves a problem or improves a bad situation. They re really going to have to pull something out of the bag tonight if they want to qualify for the championship …
73be in the bag — informal 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 …
74in the bag — Certain. ► “A few weeks ago, Carson Pirie Scott & Co. thought it had Yonkers Inc. in the bag. . . . Its hotly contested and unusually nasty 8 month takeover battle had succeeded in forcing 3 directors . . . off the 9 person Yonkers board and… …
75hold the bag — {v. phr.} To be made liable for or victimized. * /We went out to dinner together but when it was time to pay I was left holding the bag./ …
76hold the bag — {v. phr.} To be made liable for or victimized. * /We went out to dinner together but when it was time to pay I was left holding the bag./ …
77in the bag — pp Assured, guaranteed. Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about. 1900s …
78hold\ the\ bag — v. phr. To be made liable for or victimized. We went out to dinner together but when it was time to pay I was left holding the bag …
79get on the bag — vb American to act in a more mature or manly way. A phrase used exclusively by males, particularly on campus. The bag refer ence is unclear …
80out of the bag — not inside the bag; exposed, revealed …